The
Road to Doha:
Financing for Development activity intensifies now through June 2008!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
3:30 pm
– 5:00 pm
VENUE:
Action Aid
1420 K.
St, NW, suite #900
Washington
DC 20009
Directions: A short walk from the McPherson Square metro on the
Orange/Blue Line. You can also walk from the Farragut North metro on the Red
Line.
Click here for a Map.
All are
welcome, but RSVP requested.
Please
RSVP to
jbaker@new-rules.org
The New Rules for Global
Finance Coalition invites you to a follow-up discussion for the DC NGO
community on the current status of negotiations on the
"Follow-up to the International
Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) to Review the Implementation
of the Monterrey Consensus"
that will culminate in Doha (November 29-Dec 2, 2008). New Rules is one of
several NGOs working on FFD follow-up. This meeting will provide an update
and coordinating meeting for DC NGOs to enable all of us to participate
fully and effectively in the FFD process. January through June 2008 is a
critical time to insert our views and language into the FFD agenda. The
official timeline for the process has been posted (see calendar below) with
many opportunities for CSOs to get involved. The UN has just concluded the
first two consultations (Feb 14 & 15) on Domestic Sources of Revenue and on
Investment. Four more are planned on trade, ODA, debt and systemic issues.
At this meeting we will learn what works and how to participate effectively
in upcoming events.
Meeting
Agenda
I. Report on the latest two events in New
York: What happened and what worked?
·
New York, 14 February 2008
Review session on Chapter I of the Monterrey Consensus, "Mobilizing
domestic financial resources for development" David Spencer, Tax
Justice Network (Invited)
·
New York, 15 February 2008
Review Session on Chapter II of the Monterrey Consensus, "Mobilizing
international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other
private flows" Seamus Finn, Oblates of Mary Immaculate (invited)
II.
Strategizing for the upcoming events: What’s next? Who want to lead?
Participate?
·
New York, 10-11 (morning) March 2008Review
session on Chapter V of the Monterrey Consensus, "External
Debt"
·
New York, 11(afternoon) – 12
March 2008 Review session on Chapter VI, “Addressing systemic issues:
enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary,
financial and trading systems in support of development”
·
New York, 15
– 16 April 2008 Review session on
Chapter IV, “Increasing international financial and technical cooperation
for development”
·
New York, 19
– 20 May 2008 Review session on
Chapter III, “International trade as an engine for development”
If you
cannot make it to the meeting, but would like to participate by phone the
Dial-in Number is 1-712-432-2455 the
Participant Access Code is 931339.
Please be sure to let us know that you will be calling in.
Latest
Developments (as seen on the UN ESA-FFD website)
The General Assembly
decided that the
Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review
the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus will be held in Doha,
Qatar, from 29 November to 2 December 2008.
In his
letter of 10 January 2008 addressed to all States, the President of the
General Assembly emphasized the importance of the Review of the
Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus. In accordance with paragraphs 8
and 9 of
General Assembly resolution 62/187 of 19 December 2007, the President
circulated the proposed work programme for the
preparatory process for the
Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development.
H.E. Ambassador Adbelaziz
the Permanent Representative of Egypt, and H.E. Ambassador Løvald, the
Permanent Representative of Norway outline the
modalities of the review sessions in their letter of 25 January 2008 to all
States.
For more information on the Financing for Development process visit: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/
Roadmap
to Doha: Calendar of Events
The
following United Nations events have been scheduled to be held during the
preparatory process of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing
for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus.
11 – 12
February 2008 Thematic debate of the General Assembly on “Addressing Climate
Change: The United Nations and the World at Work”
14 February
2008 Review session on Chapter I of the Monterrey Consensus, “Mobilizing
domestic financial resources for development”
15 February
2008 Review session on Chapter II, “Mobilizing international resources for
development: foreign direct investment and other private flows”
25 February
– 7 March 2008 Fifty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women
on the theme “Financing for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women”
10 – 11
(morning) March 2008 Review session on Chapter V, “External Debt”
11(afternoon) – 12 March 2008 Review session on Chapter VI, “Addressing
systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the
international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of
development”
1 – 2 April
2008 Thematic debate of the General Assembly on “Recognizing the
achievements, addressing the challenges and getting back on track to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals by 2015”
14 April
2008 Special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the
Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development
15
– 16 April 2008 Review session on
Chapter IV, “Increasing international financial and technical cooperation
for development”
20 – 25
April 2008 UNCTAD XII on the theme “Addressing Opportunities and Challenges
of Globalization for Development”
19
– 20 May 2008 Review session on
Chapter III, “International trade as an engine for development”
18 June 2008 Hearings with representatives of civil society and the business
sector on financing for development
30 June – 25
July 2008 Substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, including
the Annual Ministerial Review and the Development Cooperation Forum
July 2008 (second week) Release of the report of the Secretary-General on
the latest developments related to the review process on financing for
development (advance version)
July 2008 (last week) Presentation by the President of the General Assembly
of the draft outcome document of the Review Conference
September – November 2008 Informal consultations and drafting sessions on
the outcome document of the Review Conference
For further
details and updates, please visit the website of the Review Conference at
www.un.org/esa/_d/doha
Jamie Baker, Coordinator
New Rules for Global
Finance Coalition
2200 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 650
Arlington,
VA 22201
tel. 202-247-7486
fax. 703-841-0050
jbaker@new-rules.org
www.new-rules.org
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