Regional Commissions
Regional meetings in preparation of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
The General Assembly, in its resolution 62/187 of 19 December 2007, called upon regional commissions, with the support of regional development banks and other relevant entities, to hold regional consultations, as appropriate, during the first half of 2008, which would serve to provide inputs to the preparations for the Doha Review Conference held in Doha, Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008.
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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 (31 March - 2 April 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Consultative Preparatory Meeting for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development (29-30 April 2008, Doha, Qatar)
- Draft Declaration [ E A ]
- Final Report [ E A ]
- Draft Final Communiqué
- Agenda
- List of Participants (including presentations)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Regional Consultation on Financing for Development (13 May 2008, Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room VIII)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
XXXII Session (9-13 June 2008, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
- Chairman's Report: Regional Consultation Preparatory to the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus [E S]
- Annotated provisional agenda and organization
- Trends and challenges in international cooperation and the mobilization of resources for development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic and Social Commision for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Regional Policy Dialogue on "Financing for Development" (18-19 June 2008, Bangkok, UN Building, Level 1 UNCC, Room G)
- ESCAP note on the outcomes of regional consultations on the implementation in the Asia-Pacific region of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development
- ESCAP region highlights
- Tentative Annotated Programme
- Information Note for Participants
- Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific: Issues, challenges and a way forward
Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
Regional dialogue on financing for development and foreign debt (20 June 2008, Caracas, Venzuela)
Other Input
- Previous contributions and activities of regional commisions on Financing for Development