This page is hosted by the CSO FFD Group on behalf of the Civil Society Internantional Steering Group (UNCTAD14). UNCTAD 14 Civil Society Forum – Concluding statement at closing ceremony (Download PDF) H.E. President of Kenya, H.E. President of UNCTAD XIV, H.E. Secretary General of UNCTAD, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to…
This page is hosted by the CSO FFD Group on behalf of the Civil Society Internantional Steering Group (UNCTAD14). CSO Declaration to UNCTAD 14 – delivered at ‘Opening Plenary of Committee of the Whole’ Download PDF here
This page is hosted by the CSO FFD Group on behalf of the Civil Society Internantional Steering Group (UNCTAD14). For Immediate Release, July 14, 2016, Contacts: Deborah James, djames@cepr.net or Jason Braganza, jbraganza@taxjusticeafrica.net | On July 14, 2016, members of 331 civil society organizations (CSOs) including trade unions, farmers, development advocates, and public interest groups…
Polly Meeks, ADD International/International Disability and Development Consortium[1] Do a quick internet search for ‘Financing for Development Forum equity’, and you’ll find that most of the top results are sites on equity investment[2]– not sites on ensuring equitable life chances for those who have historically been left behind. Of course, this partly reflects the limitations…
Read or download the CSO FfD Group’s Statement in Response to Inaugural Forum on FfD Follow-Up CSO FfD GROUP’s STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO INAUGURAL FORUM ON FFD FOLLOW-UP
Side-Event at the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up organized by UNCTAD, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Addis Ababa CSO Coordinating Group – ACG and Women’s Working Group on FFD (with Brot für die Welt, Eurodad and Center of Concern acting as facilitating organizations) Side-Event Summary prepared by: Aldo Caliari, Director, Rethinking Bretton Woods Project, Center…
Report on a side event organized by the CSO FfD Group[1] and the UN FfD Office during the Inaugural Meeting of the FfD Follow-up Forum. Report prepared by: Eva Hanfstaengl, Bread for the World Event Date and Time: United Nations, New York, 19 April 2016 When leaders of UN Member States and other senior officials…
by Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo, Ibon International (New York, 21 April 2016) – Insufficient preparations, limited time allocation and a disappointing outcome document marked the inaugural ECOSOC Financing for Development (FfD) Forum, held from 18-20 April 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, which was meant to initiate a follow-up process for the FfD…
by Aldo Caliari (26 April 2016) | 2015 was an eventful year for everyone who cares about sustainable development. Three large conferences (financing for development, Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Climate agreement) unveiled, together, an ambitious agenda of multilateral efforts to eradicate poverty while preserving and nurturing our planet. But those observing…
By Ranja Sengupta and Bhumika Muchhala (New Delhi and New York, 29 April 2016) | The inaugural ECOSOC forum on Financing for Development (FfD) follow-upwitnessed a dismal performance, dashing the hopes of developing countries and global civil society for a substantial and action-oriented inter-governmentally agreed outcome that lays the foundation of an effective review process…
1st UN FfD Forum 2016 Round Up by Matti Kohonen (27 April 2016) | The inaugural ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up was held from 18 to 20 April 2016 in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The programme includes, on Monday, 18 April, will feature presentations by…
We, participating organizations, networks and movement of the CSO FfD Group, welcomed this inaugural UN FfD Follow-up Forum and anticipated it as an opportunity for the initiation of a strengthened follow-up process of the FfD Conferences in Monterrey, Doha and Addis Ababa. The FfD process is supposed to play a pivotal role in advancing socio-economic…
