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.

UNDESA is organizing a virtual panel discussion and launch event on “The Handbook on Carbon Taxation for Developing Countries: a tool to advance countries’ decarbonization efforts and contribute to the commitments of the Paris Agreement”. The event will be held on 25 October 2021, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., New York time. Please register HERE.

The 7^th Development Cooperation Forum Survey on quality, impact and effectiveness in international development cooperation was launched on Thursday, 30 September.

Registration is now open to attend the new, reinvigorated SDG Investment Fair.

The SDG Investment Fair aims to mobilize financing for development and scale up private sector participation in the SDGs though investments in developing countries. Since 2018, the Fair has operated as an annual event where countries present investment projects that advance their SDG agenda to potential investors. 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed a distinguished group of 25 tax experts from around the world to serve as members of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2021 to 2025 term. The list of new members can be found here.

The COVID-19 pandemic induced shortfalls in tax revenue collection and created new needs to finance the response and recovery.

The UN Tax Talks contribute to strengthening capacity of developing countries to build back better.  The Talks feature distinguished experts, drawing on their experience and networks, to present concise and compelling insights on the latest topics in international taxation, with a special focus on the policy environment and needs of developing countries.

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.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) are launching the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) Knowledge Platform today at the 2021 Financing for Development Forum.

Mobilizing resources, both domestic and global, to support sustainable development remains a key challenge for many developing countries. The economic impact of COVID-19 has made this even harder. 

The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development is the global platform for reviewing initiatives on financing aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s event will drive high-level political engagement to advance priority actions to set the world on track for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Watch the event live on http://webtv.un.org. The programme is now available at bit.ly/FFDForum2021.