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2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report - preparatory materials

Final version:

The final version of the 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development is now publicly available. See: https://developmentfinance.un.org/fsdr2019.

Advance unedited version:

The advance unedited version of the 2019 report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development is being made available for use by stakeholders. These documents are not for citation.

The Task Force’s online annex will be updated in advance of the 2019 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up. The report will be publicly launched in early April and formally presented to Member States at the Forum.

An informal technical briefing series for New York delegates on the 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report of Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development has been scheduled for 4-8 March 2019.

 

Preparatory process:

A PDF icon concept note was sent to Member States for the 14 September 2018 joint meeting of ECOSOC and the 2nd Committee of the General Assembly on the thematic chapters of the 2019 and 2020 FSDR. Video of the meeting is available. The resulting report of the Secretary-General is also available.

A draft outline for the 2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report was made available on 26 October 2018.

An informal public dialogue on the progress of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development was held on 29 October 2018 (13:15 - 14:45, UNHQ). A video of the meeting is available

 

Background papers:

PDF icon Background Paper on Financial Sector Development.pdf

 

Expert group meetings:

IATF Expert Group Meeting on Development banks’ role and risk management (6 December 2018, 9am - 5.30pm, UNHQ)

IATF Technical Meeting: Session on Financial Sector Development (31 October 2018, 9am - 1pm, UNHQ)

IATF Technical Meeting: Integrated national financing frameworks (30 October 2018, 9am - 6pm, UNHQ) 

IATF Technical Meeting: ESG investing and returns (2 October 2018, 9am - 5pm, UNHQ)

 

Position papers received from external stakeholders:

PDF icon NGO Committee on Financing for Development

PDF icon Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development

PDF icon Basel Insitute of Commons and Economics