Special high-level meeting of ECOSOC with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
14–15 April 2014, UN Headquarters, New York
Pursuant to ECOSOC resolution 2013/44, the overall theme of the meeting was “Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of financing for sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda”. Following a short opening plenary, a Ministerial segment was held on the theme:
- World economic situation and prospects
The meeting also featured two informal thematic debates on the following themes:
- Mobilization of financial resources and their effective use for sustainable development;
- Global partnership for sustainable development in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.
The thematic debates on the above topics were held consecutively in an informal plenary setting of the whole, in order to facilitate greater engagement of all participants and to promote an open exchange of views and experiences among all stakeholders, including civil society and the business sector.
Media
Background information
on organizational matters
Statements
- Opening remarks by the President of the Economic and Social Council
- Concluding remarks by the President of the Economic and Social Council
- Austria
- Benin (on behalf of LDCs)
- Bolivia (on behalf of G77 and China)
- Costa Rica (on behalf of CELAC)
- El Salvador
- Libya
- Mexico
- Slovakia
Background information
on substantive matters
- Note by the Secretary-General on "Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of financing for sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda" (E/2014/53)
- WESP 2014
- Report of the Secretary-General on "Follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (A/68/357)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "International financial system and development" (A/68/221)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "International trade and development" (A/68/205)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "External debt sustainability and development" (A/68/203)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "Modalities of the financing for development follow-up process" (A/67/353)
ECOSOC resolutions
- ECOSOC resolution 2013/44 on "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development"
- ECOSOC resolution 2012/31 on "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development"
- ECOSOC resolution 2011/39 on "Follow-up to the Outcome of the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development: consideration of the possible establishment of an ad hoc panel of experts"
- ECOSOC resolution 2011/38 on "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development"
- ECOSOC resolution 2010/26 on "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development and the 2008 Review Conference"
- ECOSOC resolution 2009/30 on "A strengthened and more effective intergovernmental inclusive process to carry out the financing for development follow-up"
Related links
General Assembly resolutions
- GA resolution 68/204 on "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development"
- GA resolution 68/203 on "Commodities"
- GA resolution 68/202 on "External debt sustainability and development"
- GA resolution 68/201 on "International financial system and development" (A/RES/68/201)
- GA resolution 68/199 on "International trade and development" (A/RES/68/199)
- GA resolution 68/6 on "Outcome document of the special event to follow up efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals"
- GA resolution 68/1 on "Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 61/16 on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council"