ESCWA organized an International Conference on "Financing Sustainable Development: Curbing Illicit Financial Flows" on 28-29 November 2018, in Beirut, during which the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) presented its annual report on "Financing Sustainable Development in Arab Countries". Dr. Ibrahim Abdel-Gelil, AFED's senior advisor presented the main findings of the report during the session on "Private Finance, Development Cooperation, Trade and Debt Sustainability". The AFED report was also distributed to all the delegates. AFED and ESCWA collaborated on producing the latest AFED report where exchange of knowledge and expertise lead to excellent outcomes.