Launch of the 7th UN Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) Survey
The 7th Development Cooperation Forum Survey on quality, impact and effectiveness in international development cooperation was launched on Thursday, 30 September.
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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 ar
2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) to be held 14-15 March in New York
The 2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) High-level Meeting (HLM) will emphasize the human dimension of development cooperation, with a focus on the experiences of people that development cooperation policies and practices are meant to serve. It will provide a critical platform to shape high-impact development cooperation that responds to multiple crises while maintaining a laser focus on rescuing and realizing the SDGs in their totality.
Launch of the 7th UN Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) Survey
The 7th Development Cooperation Forum Survey on quality, impact and effectiveness in international development cooperation was launched on Thursday, 30 September.
DCF Spotlight Video: The Future of Development Cooperation - 2021 Development Cooperation Forum
The 2021 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) High-level Meeting aims to advance international development cooperation that reduces risk, enables recovery and builds resilience in the COVID-19 period and beyond. Its outcome will shape the role of development cooperation in the Decade of Action for the SDGs.
Listen to leading development thinkers and actors highlight some of the emerging lessons from the pandemic and socio-economic crisis, and which changes and innovations could improve the long-term impact of development cooperation.
Read more about the 2021 Development Cooperation Forum held 6-7 May
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new challenges to development cooperation, accelerating pre-existing trends in financing, inequalities and technological change. Yet many governments and other key actors are leading by example, transitioning to policies and practices that build the resilience of societies, economies and ecosystems.
Financing for Disaster Risk Reduction and a Risk Informed Approach to Investing Across the SDGs
This interactive event at the 2021 UN Financing for Development Forum was co-hosted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs, and the Co-Chairs of the Group of Friends for Disaster Risk Reduction.