b'53. Welcomes the holding of the seventh annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, takes note of its intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations,  looks forward to further advancement in the follow-up process, and welcomes the work of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development, the progress made in operationalizing the three components of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism and the holding of the eighth annual multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals; (Technical update) '