Events on Financing for Development

The following table is a record of intergovernmental events on financing for development held since 2004. In addition, another table of special events (including multi-stakeholder consultations, panel discussions, seminars, workshops and side events) is available. The Doha roadmap, events during the preparatory process of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus is online as well.

Intergovernmental Events

Date	Location	Topic of Meeting
29 November-2 December 2008	Doha, Qatar	Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
October -November 2008	New York	Drafting sessions on the Doha outcome document for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
20 - 24 October 2008	Geneva, Switzerland	Fourth session of Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
19 September 2008	New York	Informal consultations on the draft outcome document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
8 - 10 September 2008	New York	Informal consultations on the draft outcome document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
18-19 June 2008 (tentative)	Bangkok	ESCAP Regional Policy Dialogue on "Financing for Development"
18 June 2008	New York	Hearings with representatives of civil society and the business sector on financing for development
16 June 2008	New York	Informal consultations on the contents of the draft outcome document of the Doha Review Conference
9-13 June 2008	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	ECLAC XXXII Session
9 June 2008	New York	Informal consultations on the contents of the draft outcome document of the Doha Review Conference
19-20 May 2008	New York	Review session on Chapter III, "International trade as an engine for development"
13 May 2008	Geneva, Switzerland	ECE Regional Consultation on Financing for Development
29-30 April 2008	Doha, Qatar	ESCWA Consultative Preparatory Meeting for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing 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 Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1-2 April 2008	New York	Thematic debate of the General Assembly on "Recognizing the achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015"
31 March-2 April 2008	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	First Joint Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
11-12 March 2008	New York	Review 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 March 2008	New York	Review session on Chapter V, "External debt"
15 February 2008	New York	Review session on Chapter II of the Monterrey Consensus, "Mobilizing international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows"
14 February 2008	New York	Review Session on Chapter I of the Monterrey Consensus, "Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development"
23-25 October 2007	New York	Third High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
22 October 2007	New York	Informal Hearings of Civil Society on Financing for Development
11 October 2007	New York	Informal Hearings of the Business Sector on Financing for Development
9 October-2 November 2007	Geneva, Switzerland	Third session of Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
17-18 June 2007	Doha, Qatar	Informal thematic debate on "Financing Development to achieve the Millennium Development Goals"
June 2007	Geneva, Switzerland	Biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forum
16 April 2007	New York	Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1-2 March 2007	Madrid, Spain	Special conference on development cooperation with middle-income countries
30 October-3 November 2006	Geneva, Switzerland	Second session of Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
24 April 2006	New York	Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
14-16 September 2005	New York	"2005 World Summit" - High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly
27-28 June 2005	New York	Second High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
18 April 2005	New York	Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World Trade Organization

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