ESCWA is convening a session on “Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative” as part of the MENA Focus days organized within the World Water Week by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and taking place from 28 August to 2 September 2016 in Stockholm. The event is planned for Wednesday August 31st in collaboration with the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), the League of Arab States (LAS) and with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The MENA Focus days event is dedicated to water and sustainable growth in the Middle East and North Africa, aiming to enhance experience and knowledge sharing as well as to promote MENA priority issues in the global water agenda.