The High Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI) launched officially on 2 March 2020 at United Nations headquarters. 

Speaking at the launch’s opening, President of the UN General Assembly Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande described the overarching goal of the Panel’s work: “Our aim is to contribute to efforts which will enable the global economic and financial systems to work better for everyone, everywhere,” he said.

In response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the annual ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development originally scheduled for 20-23 April, will be held in a new format.