The International TOSSD Task Force is an inclusive group of experts from provider countries, recipient countries and multilateral organisations that has been collectively developing TOSSD since 2017. The International TOSSD Task Force makes all documents publicly available, fully respecting the recommendation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda that, in July 2015, called for the development of TOSSD in an “open, inclusive and transparent manner”. This page provides details of the International TOSSD Task Force members, the meetings held, the documents discussed and the decisions taken. |
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Highlights from the 15th Task Force meetingThe 15th Task force met virtually in February 2022 and discussed a wide range of topics. Members agreed to a gradual transition of the Task Force towards a clarified and more formalised governance structure by early 2023. They also agreed in principle to contribute to TOSSD financially or through in-kind contributions, with a funding model based on fixed but differentiated contributions by group of stakeholders. Members also agreed that - following the discussion at the UN on the scope of the SDG indicator 17.3.1 – the activities that do not fall in the scope of this indicator, including on Peace & Security expenditures, would be identified with a specific keyword. Other topics discussed included South-South co-operation and further development of the TOSSD recipients' list. Detailed action points are available here. |
What does the International TOSSD Task Force do?
The International TOSSD Task Force was created in July 2017 and currently has 27 members and 8 observers. The participants are statistical and development policy experts from provider countries, recipient countries and multilateral organisations. The International TOSSD Task Force established the first version of the TOSSD methodology in 2019, illustrated in the document “TOSSD Reporting Instructions”, and continues to work on its further development.
For these processes, the International TOSSD Task Force consults experts on specific issues for example on peace & security and communicable diseases. The Civil Society community also participates in the Task Force as an observer.
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Latest video
Mr. Jean Nestor Nguema Mebane - Gabon perspective on TOSSDMr. Jean Nestor Nguema Mebane - Deputy Director-General of Statistics in the Ministry of Economics and Finance of Gabon- shares his country perspective on TOSSD at the Task Force meeting in Pretoria, February 2020. |
Reference papers
- TOSSD Strategy Paper by the co-Chairs of the Task Force
- Updated TOSSD Task Force Terms of Reference - April 2022
- Previous versions: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017
Meeting documents
2022
2021
December 8 and 9 |
14th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting
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June 29 and 30 |
13th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting
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March 9 and 11 |
12th meeting of the TOSSD Task Force, virtual meeting |