Substantive Inputs by States and Other Relevant Stakeholders

All States and other relevant stakeholders were invited to provide substantive inputs to the preparatory process leading up to the Doha Review Conference.

All Chapters

1. Member States
• Swiss Discussion Paper: Reviewing the Monterrey Consensus
• CANZ Suggested Elements for the Doha Review Conference Outcome Document: Review of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development
• United States: Review of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development Suggested Elements for the Doha Review Conference Outcome Document
2. Institutional Stakeholders
• ILO: Draft for inclusion in Informal Summary of General Assembly Review of Chapters I-VI of the Monterey Consensus and Outcome Document
• Ministerial Statement of the First Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
• ECA Resolution on Financing for Development
• ESCWA Draft Final Communiqué
• ECE Regional Consultations Executive Summary
• ESCAP note on the outcomes of regional consultations on the implementation in the Asia-Pacific region of the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development
• Bonn Message on finance and biological diversity adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9)
3. Other stakeholders
• CIDSE: Upholding the Spirit of Monterrey, The Financing for Development agenda and its Unfinished Business [ E F S ]
• Civil Society Key Recommendations for Doha Draft Outcome Document
• Civil Society Benchmarks for the Doha Preparatory Process on Financing for Development
• Women's Consultation on Financing for Development: Formal Submission to the Financing for Development Review Process
• Trade–finance linkages as a cross-cutting issue in the Doha FfD Review
• Policy recommendations to the FfD review from the Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development

Review session on Chapter I, "Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development"

New York, 14 February 2008

1. Member States
   • U.S. Government Submission on Review Session on "Mobilizing Domestic Financial Resources for Development"
   • The European Union preliminary views on "Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development"
   • Elements of Interest of the member countries of the Group of Río on the framework of the relative consultations of the chapters I "Mobilization of Internal Financial Resources for Development" and II "Mobilization of External Financial Resources for Development", of the Monterrey Consensus [versión original en español]
2. Institutional Stakeholders
• ILO Contribution to the Review Session on Chapter I of the Monterrey Consensus: Role of Decent Work in "Mobilizing Domestic Financial Resources Development"
• Note by the UNCTAD Secretariat
3. Other Stakeholders
• "Mobilizing Domestic Financial Resources for Development" Talking Points from The NGO on Financing for Development

Review session on Chapter II, "Mobilizing international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows"

New York, 15 February 2008

1. Member States
   • The European Union preliminary views on "Mobilizing international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows"
   • U.S. Government Submission on Review Session on "Mobilizing International Resources for Development: Foreign Direct Investment and Other Private Flows"
   • Elements of Interest of the member countries of the Group of Río on the framework of the relative consultations of the chapters I "Mobilization of Internal Financial Resources for Development" and II "Mobilization of External Financial Resources for Development", of the Monterrey Consensus [versión original en español]
2. Institutional Stakeholders
• Note by UNCTAD Division on Globalization and Development Strategies regarding "Other private flows"
3. Other Stakeholders
• "Mobilizing International Financial Resources for Development" Talking Points from The NGO on Financing for Development

Review session on Chapter III, "International trade as an engine for development"

New York, 19-20 May 2008

1. Member States
   • The European Union preliminary views on "International trade as an engine for development"
   • Points of interest to the Rio Group member countries in the context of the consultations on chapter III of the Monterrey Consensus: "International trade as an engine for development"
   • U.S. Government Submission on "International Trade as an Engine of Growth for Development"
   • Proposal of the Rio Group concerning chapter III of the Monterrey Consensus: "Staying Engaged"
2. Institutional Stakeholders
• World Trade Organization on Meeting on Financing for Development, New York, 19th-20th May 2008
  • Additional points made by the WTO
• OECD Submission on Review Session on "International trade as an engine for development"
3. Other Stakeholders
   • NGO Statement on Informal Review Session on Chapter III of the Monterrey Consensus "International Trade as an Engine for Development"

Review session on Chapter IV, "Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development"

New York, 15 - 16 April 2008

1. Member States
• U.S. Government Submission on Review Session on International Financial and Technical Cooperation for Development: Key Developments since Monterrey
• Elements of interest to member countries of the Rio Group in the context of the consultations concerning Chapter IV of the Monterey Consensus regarding increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development
• The European Union preliminary views on "Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development"
2. Institutional Stakeholders
3. Other Stakeholders
• Statement by LDC Watch at the ECOSOC NGO Forum: "The role of civil society in promoting sustainable development and the new international aid architecture"

Review session on Chapter V, "External debt"

New York, 10-11 March 2008

1. Member States
   • U.S. Government Submission on Review Session on "External Debt"
   • The European Union preliminary views on "External debt"
   • Points of Interest to the Countries of G-Río on the Framework of the Consultations Concerning Chapter V of the Consensus Of Monterrey: "External Debt"
2. Institutional Stakeholders
• Note by the UNCTAD Secretariat
3. Other Stakeholders
• Letter from more than a dozen global debt networks to the UN Secretary-General
• Evaluation and Recommendations Based on the Situation in Latin America by LATINDADD [versión original en español]

Review session on Chapter VI, "Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development"

New York, 11-12 March 2008

1. Member States
   • U.S. Government Submission on Review Session on Enhancing the Coherence and Consistency of the International Monetary, Financial, and Trading Systems
   • The European Union preliminary views on "Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development"
   • Elements of interest to the Rio Group countries in the context of the review session on Chapter VI of the Monterrey consensus:  "Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development"
2. Institutional Stakeholders
   • ILO Contribution to the Review Session on Chapter VI of the Monterrey Consensus "Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development"
   • Note by the UNCTAD Secretariat
3. Other Stakeholders
   • NGO Committee on Financing for Development Background Paper on Monterrey Consensus Chapter F "Addressing Systemic Issues"

Hearings with civil society and the business sector on financing for development

New York, 18 June 2008

1. Member States
• U.S. Government Submission: Civil Society and the Private Sector's Role in Development
2. Institutional Stakeholders
3. Other Stakeholders
• InterAction Policy Memo
• Suggestions for the outcome document and FfD follow-up from the Financing for Development Business Steering Committee
• LATINDADD: Good intentions aren't enough [Las buenas intenciones no alcanzan]

Inputs to the informal consultations on 9 and 16 June 2008 are also available.

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