A total of five (5) round tables will be organized, one per Goal under review, at the 12th APFSD. This includes Goal 3 (good health and well-being); 5 (gender equality); 8 (decent work and economic growth); 14 (life below water) and 17 (partnership for the Goals).

The specific objectives of the round tables are to:

I. Establish a shared understanding of the regional outlook/progress on the goals and of the interlinkages across goals by providing an update on progress made since the last assessment.

II. Jointly develop recommendations on:

a) Addressing human rights and gender equality as well as other systemic challenges that are barriers to further progress.

b) Priorities for strengthening policy coherence in implementation efforts – including through attention to key leverage points.

c) Promising solutions and innovations (policy, social, institutional, technological, or other) at the national level.

d) Areas for regional cooperation to address the transboundary dimensions of these Goals and challenges.