Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Indicators.

In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2016/220 and past practices, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. The present report provides an overview of the ongoing work of the Expert Group for the implementation of the global indicator framework for the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report describes the activities undertaken by the Group taking into account Statistical Commission decision 47/101. It presents a proposal for refinements of a selected group of indicators, a proposed schedule for revisions of the indicator framework and a mechanism for moving indicators from one tier to another. The Commission will also have before it a background document presenting the workplans for indicators classified as tier III indicators by the Group. The Statistical Commission is invited to comment on progress made by the Expert Group and the direction of future work. The points for discussion by the Commission are set out in paragraph 33 of the present report.