With three months to go until world leaders meet in Addis Ababa to reach an agreement on financing sustainable development, the Conference logo and website were unveiled at the UN Headquarters in New York today.
Speaking at the second drafting session of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development outcome document – known as the Addis Ababa Accord – Conference Secretary-General Wu Hongbo presented the new logo and explained its meaning. “The circular form symbolizes the global nature of the Conference,” Wu said, adding that other graphic elements had a distinct African references to pay homage to the Conference’s location.