The United Nations helps developing countries in mobilizing their resources and strengthening their tax policy and administration, with a view to supporting their implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development.
Supporting the UN work on tax matters requires stepped-up human and financial resources to carry out activities, produce deliverables and meet Member States’ expectations, especially in the context of the ongoing efforts to accelerate SDG progress and climate action.
The Trust Fund for International Cooperation in Tax Matters was established in July 2006 (ECOSOC resolution 2006/48), in order to support the activities of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters. It is part of the Trust Fund to support activities for the Follow-Up to the International Conference on Financing for Development, administered by the Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO).
The Trust Fund now seeks voluntary contributions, in order to support a multi-donor-funded project, currently in its second phase, on providing effective substantive support to the UN Tax Committee, its subcommittees and related capacity development. The project is currently funded by Norway through its Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), India, the European Union and Denmark.
The project aims at bringing about a more inclusive, strategic and effective approach to the Committee’s work, with larger developing country participation and greater impact at the country level in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The project takes a forward-looking, sustainable development approach to international tax cooperation and its critical role in enhancing domestic resource mobilization, integrating policy and capacity building work that responds to developing countries' priorities. It supports the UN Tax Committee's work across 15 critical areas including digital economy taxation, environmental taxation, wealth taxes, and extractive industries and more.
Specific activities of the multi-donor project encompass, among others, organization of meetings of the Tax Committee and its Subcommittees, and the design and implementation of tailored capacity development initiatives, through workshops, online learning, technical cooperation missions and materials, as well as strategic communications and outreach for greater impact and alignment with developing countries’ needs, priorities and capacities.
For more information on funding requirements or to make a contribution, please contact fsdoffice@un.org.