High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development
29 - 30 October 2003, New York
Media Coverage
- Secretary-General on net flow of resources from developing world to other countries
- UN system leaders review development parameters of Monterrey Consensus
- Speakers call for increased financial flows, debt relief to aid developing countries
- Mixed report card on development financing over 18 past months
- Round
Table 1
HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE EXAMINES REGIONAL DIMENSIONS OF IMPLEMENTING FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS - Round
Table 2
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES, MARKET ACCESS, AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ROUND TABLE - Round
Table 3
PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING COHERENCE, CONSISTENCY IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL, TRADING SYSTEMS MIXED, ACCORDING TO SPEAKERS IN HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE - Round
Table 4
ROUND TABLE PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS WHETHER CURRENT GLOBAL MONETARY, FINANCIAL, TRADING SYSTEMS CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT - Round
Table 5
BOLD ACTION REQUIRED REGARDING DEBT RELIEF, TRADE REFORM, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACCORDING TO PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ROUND TABLE - Round
Table 6
PARTICIPANTS IN ROUND TABLE EXPLORE PROPOSALS TO ATTAIN FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT TARGETS, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - Round
Table 7
SERIOUS DOUBTS OVER ACHIEVEMENT OF INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DEVELOPMENT TARGETS, UNLESS DEVELOPED NATIONS INCREASE EFFORTS, ROUND TABLE TOLD - Round
Table 8
BROAD, SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION, ACHIEVEMENT OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS, HIGH-LEVEL ROUND TABLE TOLD - Panel agrees trade best tool to help countries reach anti-poverty goals