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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

The SDG Investment Fair will again take place on 18-20 April 2023, alongside the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum.  Focusing on emerging and frontier markets, the Fair showcases a range of SDG-aligned sustainable investment opportunities in diverse sectors.

As a platform for brokering both deals and sharing knowledge related to SDG financing, representatives from the private sector, the development community, civil society, academia and UN agencies are encouraged to participate.

The UN Tax Committee strengthens international cooperation on tax matters, domestic and international, with a special focus on needs and capacities of developing countries in this area. It generates practical guidance for governments, tax administrators and taxpayers to strengthen tax systems for sustainable development.

Committee meetings are open to participation by observers from Member States and other stakeholders, including international and regional organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector.

The Report of the Secretary-General on Trends and progress in international development cooperation (E/2023/48) has been published in advance of the 2023 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF), to be held on 14-15 March in New York.  The Report analyzes the state of play and challenges for the most vulnerable countries, communities and people.

In the context of Egypt's 2022 International Cooperation Forum & African Ministers Meeting, UNDESA and the Ministry of International Cooperation, Government of Egypt co-organized a capacity development workshop.  The workshop aimed to support African countries in leveraging their enablers of effective development cooperation, especially their National Development Cooperat

The 7th SDG Investment Fair held on 1-2 December 2022 brought together more than 350 participants to promote high-impact, bankable projects that can advance the 2030 Agenda.

On 24-25 October 2022, UNDESA, UNOPS, and UNCDF will conduct an interactive online training session over two days to introduce central and local government officials in Kenya to the basics of infrastructure asset management. Expert instructors will introduce participants to some of the basic toolkits in the UN Handbook on infrastructure asset management.

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