The New
Rules for Global Finance Coalition
Invite
you to a discussion and update
The
Road to Doha:
Financing for Development activity intensifies now through June 2008!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
3:30 pm
– 5:00 pm
VENUE: Oxfam International
1100 15th St., NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Directions: A short walk
from the McPherson Square (orange-line) or Farragut North (red-line) metro
stop.
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 is convening this
discussion to update 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 in December of 2008. The New Rules
Coalition is one of several NGOs working on FFD follow-up. This meeting is
intended to be an update and coordinating meeting for DC NGOs. The goal of
this meeting is to enable DC NGOs to plug in to the FFD process in a more
coordinated fashion and thus more powerful way. January through June 2008
is an opportune time to insert our views and language on domestic financing,
investment, trade, ODA, debt relief and other systemic issues into the FFD
dialogue. The official timeline for the process is coming soon. FFD
activity will be intense now through June and the New Rules Coalition
encourages DC NGOS to get involved now in order to learn the process and
coordinate with other NGOs. We look forward to your participation in this
meeting
Meeting
Agenda
Speaker/Guest: Margaret Blamberg, Chair, NGO
Committee on FfD (based in New York)
Moderator: Jo Marie Griesgraber
I.
Update from the October 22-24, 2007 Civil Society
Hearings and High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (UN
Headquarters, New York)
II.
Update on the December 6, 2007 UN Resolution on FFD. (Download
Resolution)
III. Timetable
of upcoming activities:
The President of the General Assembly has just sent out a
letter to all member states that contains the calendar of FfD events leading
up to Doha.
IV.
Discussion on opportunities for NGOs to plug in to the
process. Division of labor on the Monterrey Consensus priorities.
(Moderated by Jo Marie Griesgraber)
a.
Series of 6 events January through June focusing
on each of the Monterrey Consensus Document subsections. These events may
come in the format of a panel of experts. Who would we recommend to
participate in these panels? (events tbc)
b.
June 2008 Civil Society hearing.
c.
Doha Conveners (Norway & Egypt) will prepare
draft resolutions prior to the December 08 meeting.
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.
·
The review conference should address progress
made, reaffirm goals and commitments, share best practices and lessons
learned. The conference should also identify obstacles and constraints
encountered, actions and initiatives to overcome them and important measures
for further implementation, as well as new challenges and emerging issues.
·
The General Assembly also held its third
High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on the
overall theme "The Monterrey Consensus: status of implementation and tasks
ahead" on 23-25 October 2007. The Dialogue provided a major substantive
contribution to the preparation of the Doha conference.
For more information on the Financing for Development process
visit: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/
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
