2008 DCF
The first biennial Development Cooperation Forum took place at UN Headquarters, New York, on 30 June - 1 July 2008. The goal of the Forum was to position the United Nations Economic and Social Council as a principal forum for global dialogue and policy review on the effectiveness and coherence of international development cooperation.
Summaries of roundtables
The official report of the 2008 Development Cooperation Forum will be available in September. In the meantime, please refer to the following interim summaries of the six roundtables:
- Allocating more aid: where should it go?
- South-South and triangular development cooperation: what can development actors learn?
- How are civil society and new actors enhancing impact at the country-level?
- Are country-level capacities ready for more aid?
- How can development aid support national development strategies?
- Aid effectiveness agenda: towards consensus at Accra and Doha