This report covers the work of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) between the first meeting of the PCCB, held in May 2017, and August 2017. It includes information on the first meeting of the PCCB and on PCCB membership. The report further contains the rules of procedure and working modalities of the PCCB and the rolling workplan of the PCCB for the period 2017–2019 and covers progress made by the PCCB in the implementation of the workplan. Information on the implementation of the 2017 focus area or theme of the PCCB is also included, as are recommendations of the PCCB for the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to consider and forward to the Conference of the Parties, as appropriate.