Financing for Development Conference in Doha
General Assembly resolution 62/187 mandates the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to "assess progress made, reaffirm goals and commitments, share best practices and lessons learned and identify obstacles and constraints encountered, actions and initiatives to overcome them and important measures for further implementation, as well as new challenges and emerging issues".
The Conference on Financing for Development began on November 29th in Doha, Qatar and ended on December 2nd. The Doha Civil Society Forum was held on November 26th and 27th.
Financing for Development Conference Opens in Doha
The Secretary-General opened the Conference with a call for boldness and a will to lead in ‘taming’ global economic turmoil while the General Assembly President said that the transformation of a ‘faltering’ economic and financial system is a moral duty.
Civil Society Gathered in Doha Issued Joint Declaration and Called on UN Member States to Invest in People-Centered Development
More than 250 representatives of civil society organisations gathered in Doha, Qatar from 26-27 November for the Doha Civil Society Forum under the theme ’Investing in People-Centred Development’ in advance of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development. At the conlclusion of the Forum they adopted a joint declaration and selected a representative who delivered their views to UN Member States at the main Plenary of the official Conference this afternoon.
Working Out of Crisis: Aligning Finance with Decent Work and a Fair Globalization
The unprecedented international government response to the financial crisis has focused on rescuing the financial sector from collapse. However, what is also urgently needed is a "rescue plan for working people and the real economy" within a broader framework to align financial governance with the 2005 global UN commitment to "full and productive employment and decent work for all" to support "a fair globalization".
Additional information can be found under:
1. Financing for Development - United Nations
2. NGLS - UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service