The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum concluded today at the United Nations headquarters in New York with an urgent call from Member States, international organizations and civil society to scale up development cooperation for the world’s most vulnerable people.  Over 1.2 billion people are living in countries vulnerable or severely exposed to food, energy and financial shocks, according to UN estimates.  Innovative and bold recommendations and solutions were proposed for supporting countries and groups facing ongoing challenges posed by an uneven COVID-19 pandemic recovery, the cost-of-li