News
- DCF Panel Discussions (9 February 2012)
- Luxembourg High-level Symposium (18-19 October 2011)
- Mali High-level Symposium (5-6 May 2011)
- Special Event at the United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries in Istanbul (12 May 2011)
- Statement by Director Nikhil Seth at the Workshop on “Global Aid Architecture”, Seoul, 1 December 2010
- DCF Information Bulletins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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International Development Cooperation
Member States at the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly held in September 2010, “encouraged the continued efforts in the DCF, as the focal point within the United Nations system, to carry out a holistic consideration of issues related to international development cooperation, with the participation of all stakeholders.” Read more
The DCF brings together developing and developed countries, parlimintarians and civil society organizations, local governments and the private sector for a frank dialogue on development cooperation. It reviews trends in development cooperation and aim at promoting greater coherence among the activities of various actors, the next DCF will be held in June/July 2012 in New York. Preparations are ongoing. Read more. The 2012 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) will take place on Thursday, 5 July and Friday, 6 July 2012 at United Nations Headquarters in New York (tentative). The dates are tentative until approved by the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council.
Latest DCF Documents
- Background study on aid quantity and quality to LDCs
- Official Summary of the President of ECOSOC of the 2010 DCF (Informal translation into French)
- Informal Report of the 2010 DCF
- Secretary-General’s Report for the 2010 DCF
- International Development Cooperation Report
- The evaluation report of the second DCF mutual accountability survey will be published here in due course. Please refer to the following documents:
2011 Survey on Mutual Accountability (EN / FR / ES)
2011 Survey Guidelines (EN / FR / ES) - Key messages from 2010 Mutual Accountability Survey
- 2008 DCF Background Studies