Latest Developments
The General Assembly, in its resolution 62/187 of 19 December 2007, decided that the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008.
In preparation for the Doha Review Conference, the General Assembly held, from February to June 2008, review sessions on the six thematic areas of the Monterrey Consensus and interactive hearings with representatives of civil society and the business sector. The President of the General Assembly issued informal summaries of the review sessions and circulated, on 28 July 2008, a draft outcome document of the Conference.
The General Assembly held, on 8 - 10 September and 19 September 2008, the first round of informal consultations on the draft outcome document of the Doha Conference. The Assembly will continue consultations on the Doha outcome document in October - November 2008.
Doha Review Conference
The preparatory process for the Doha Review Conference is underway.
- Doha Draft Outcome Document
- Calendar of drafting sessions (October - November 2008)
- Drafting suggestions on the Doha outcome document
Revised draft outcome document- Registration
- Substantive Inputs
Calendar of Events
Upcoming events
- October - November 2008, New York Drafting sessions on the outcome document for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development
Past events
- 20 - 24 October 2008, Geneva Fourth session of Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
- 11 October 2008, Washington, DC Side event on "Emerging Challenges in Financing for Development"
- 10 October 2008, New York Panel discussion on "Challenges and emerging issues in external debt restructuring"
- 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 (ECOSOC Chamber)
- 8 - 10 September 2008, New York Informal consultations on the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Conference Room 4)
Multi-stakeholder Consultations
On the Road to Doha, the Financing for Development Office (FfDO) is organizing multi-stakeholder consultations on:







