Washington, DC

19 April 2013

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Ms. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, Department for International Development, United Kingdom

Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General

The Secretary-General met today with Ms. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development, Department for International Development, United Kingdom.

They discussed the post-2015 development agenda, and the Development Cooperation Forum, which is due to take place in 2014.  The Secretary-General welcomed the leadership role of the United Kingdom in promoting effectiveness and accountability in development cooperation, as well as in the ongoing preparations for the post-2015 development agenda.