Update on the 2018 FfD Forum (April 23-26, NY) preparations for review and follow-up: The 2018 FfD Follow-up Forum is fast approaching (please find attached the latest draft of the Forum programme). If you plan to attend, make sure you complete your registration for the official FfD Forum as the April 6 deadline is fast…
In accordance to past practice, the Civil Society FfD Grou’s Coordination Team applied for six collective civil society side events and it is now waiting for confirmation of their acceptance by the UN FfD Office. Once approved, all CS FfD Group’s participating organizations are invited to engage with the preparations of the side events in…
Following the clean-up of the GSEG list and in preparation for the FfD Forum, we are now proceeding with the re-establishment of working teams for each of the FfD Pillars. Please use the link below to open the spreadsheet with the WG lists, click on the tab of the WG of your interest and fill…
Registration for the 2018 (Third) ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up (April 23-26, 2018 at the UN HQ, New York, USA) just opened at the following link: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffdforum/2018-ffd-forum/stakeholder-participation.html Those who are already in possession of a valid UN grounds pass are encouraged to register. Those who do not currently have a valid UN grounds…
The advance unedited version of the 2018 report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development has been posted online. You can find the full report at: https://developmentfinance.un.org/iatf-2018-report Please also note that a series of technical briefings are being organized for the week of March 5, as indicated at the following link: https://developmentfinance.un.org/informal-technical-briefing-series-2018-report-inter-agency-task-force-financing-development As…
Moves towards the greater involvement of the private sector in Official Development Assistance (ODA, or “aid”) could have a negative impact on the quality and quantity of development aid. This paper sets out Eurodad’s concerns with the direction taken by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) towards encouraging the use of Private Sector Instruments (PSIs),…
The Civil Society Financing for Development (FfD) Group, a very broad platform of civil society organizations, networks and federations from around the world, collectively submitted the following input to the IATF on FfD in preparation for its upcoming 2018 Report. While the group is diverse and positions might differ on specific issues, this document expresses the…
