2012 ECOSOC Substantive Session: Financing for Development
(UN Headquarters, ECOSOC Chamber, 12 July 2012)
The Economic and Social Council, during its 2012 substantive session, considered agenda item 6(a) entitled “Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development” during the 27th and 28th meetings of its coordination segment. The morning session featured a panel discussion on “Innovative mechanisms of financing for development” followed by a general discussion on the item in the afternoon. On 27 July 2012, the Council adopted a draft resolution (E/2012/L.26) entitled "Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development".
Panel Discussion on “Innovative Mechanisms of Financing for Development” (10.00 a.m.–1.00 p.m.)
- Programme (includes links to speeches and presentations)
- Concept note
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- Background information
- World Economic and Social Survey 2012 “In Search of New Development Finance”
- United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20-22 June 2012), Outcome of the Conference, (A/CONF.216/L.1*)
- Report of the Secretary-General on "Innovative mechanisms of financing for development" (A/66/334)
General discussion on agenda item 6(a):
Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development (3.00–6.00 p.m.)
- Speeches by Member States
- Algeria (on behalf of the G77)
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Chile
- China
- Cuba
- European Union
- Mexico
- Nepal (on behalf of the LDCs)
- Norway
- Russian Federation
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Statement submitted by civil society
- Informal summary by the Secretariat
- Background information
- Summary by the President of the Economic and Social Council of the special high-level meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (A/67/81–E/2012/62)
- Note by the Secretary-General on "Coherence, coordination and cooperation on Financing for Development" (E/2012/7)
- Summary by the President of the General Assembly of the fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development (A/66/678)
