Road to Doha

The preparatory process for the Doha Review Conference is underway.

• Doha Draft Outcome Document
• Roadmap to Doha
• Modalities
• Review Sessions
• Substantive Inputs
• Regional Meetings
• Hearings
• Online Accreditation

Accreditation and Registration Procedures

Interested non-governmental organizations, business sector entities and intergovernmental organizations that do not have a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate as observers in all international conferences convened under the auspices of the General Assembly, or that are not in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, or that were not accredited to the Monterrey Conference or its follow-up process, as appropriate, are welcome to apply online to the General Assembly for accreditation. Registration of all participants in the Conference will be opened in September 2008.

Multi-stakeholder Consultations

On the Road to Doha, the Financing for Development Office (FfDO) is organizing multi-stakeholder consultations on:

• Rethinking the Role of National Development Banks
• Financing basic utilities for all
• Strengthening the business sector and entrepreneurship in developing countries

Calendar of Events

Upcoming events

• 27 - 28 August 2008, Amsterdam Expert Group meeting on "Transfer Pricing: A Discussion of the practical issues for developing countries"
• 8 - 10 September 2008, New YorkInformal consultations on the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus

Past events

• 18 June 2008, New YorkHearings with representatives of civil society and the business sector on financing for development
• 17 June 2008, New YorkWorkshop on "Carbon Taxes - A Tool for Managing Climate Change or a Threat to the World's Poor?"
• 16 June 2008, New YorkInformal consultations on the contents of the outcome document of the Doha Review Conference
• 9 June 2008, New YorkInformal consultations on the contents of the outcome document of the Doha Review Conference
• 22 - 23 May 2008, New York Revenue's Role in the Quest for Inclusive Development: South-South Sharing of Successful Tax Practices
• 19 - 20 May 2008, New York Review session on Chapter III of the Monterrey Consensus, "International trade as an engine for development"
• 15 - 16 April 2008, New York Review session on Chapter IV, "Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development"
• 14 April 2008, New York Special high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• 8 - 9 April 2008, New York Workshop II on "Debt, Finance and Emerging Issues in Financial Integration"
• 11 (afternoon) - 12 March 2008, New YorkReview session on Chapter VI, "Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development"
• 10 - 11 (morning) March 2008, New YorkReview session on Chapter V, "External debt"
• 15 February 2008, New York Review session on Chapter II, "Mobilizing international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows"
• 14 February 2008, New York Review session on Chapter I, "Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development"

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