Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Indicators and Terminology (OIEWG)

As indicated in paragraph 50 of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the WCDRR conference recommended that the UN General Assembly establish an open-ended intergovernmental expert working group, comprised of experts nominated by States, and supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), with involvement of relevant stakeholders, for the development of a set of possible indicators and terminology to measure global progress in the implementation of Sendai Framework in coherence with the work of the inter-agency and expert group on sustainable development indicators.

The Working Group was established by the United Nations General Assembly via resolution 69/284 adopted on 3 June 2015.

Report of the Open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction  [AR] [CH] [EN] [FR] [RU] [SP] 
Corrigendum: [AR] [CH] [EN] [FR] [RU] [SP] 

The UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/71/276 endorsed the recommendations of the Working Group on 2 February 2017 [AR] [CH] [EN] [FR] [RU] [SP]

Working group sessions and technical briefings

• Third session (formal and informal) of the Working Group - 14-18 November 2016
• Second formal session of the Working Group - 10-11 February 2016
• Second informal meeting – 9 February 2016
• First formal session of the Working Group – 29-30 September 2015
• First informal meeting – 28 September 2015
• Technical panel briefing on DRR terminology – 4 September 2015
• Technical panel briefing on Indicators – 8 September 2015

Other background references

• Meetings of the Informal Working Group on Targets and Indicators (WCDRR)
• Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: a proposal for monitoring progress (background document in technical workshop of the first Preparatory Committee (July 2014)
• Proposal on Disaster-Related Indicators to Sustainable Development Goals