Register now to host a Side Event at the 2022 Financing for Development Forum
The official programme of the 2022 Financing for Development Forum will be complemented by side events which will be held in parallel to the Forum on 25 – 28 April 2022. Side events will provide additional space for sharing experiences and promoting concrete actions to advance the financing for development agenda. Side events should be aligned with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
Summary of Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) Regional Consultations
Description: Building on the findings of the 2020 DCF Survey Study, recommendations of the 2021 DCF high-level meeting and DCF analytical work, DESA organized virtual regional workshops in Asia-Pacific (3 December 2021), Africa (6 December 2021) and Latin America and the Caribbean (9 December 2021) entitled "Understanding an ‘ecosystem’ approach to strengthening effectiveness of international development cooperation." The workshops welcomed development cooperation practitioners to engage in small group discussions on systems thinking, including policies, tools and partnerships that are sup
UN Tax Committee lays groundwork for successful term
UN Tax Committee laid groundwork for successful term during its 23rd Session
The UN Tax Committee successfully concluded its 23rd session, the first of the 2021-2025 membership. The session was devoted to deliberations on issues of continuing relevance to international tax cooperation and new issues. In each case, the Committee honed in the areas where UN guidance might help ensure tax systems that work for all stakeholders and assist in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, during the COVID-19 recovery and beyond.
2022 Financing for Development Forum and SDG Investment Fair dates announced
The annual ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development will kick off on 25 April 2022. Over four days, the event will bring together heads of state and government and other high-level participants from governments and international organizations as well as civil society to review progress on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the roadmap for financing the Sustainable Development Goals. More information will soon be available at bit.ly/FFDForum2022.