Second GA High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
27-28 June 2005, UN Headquarters, New York
The High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development took place on 27 and 28 June 2005 in New York at UN Headquarters. The overall theme of the High-level Dialogue was “The Monterrey Consensus: status of implementation and tasks ahead”. The first day of the Dialogue consisted of a formal meeting chaired by the President of the General Assembly, at which ministers and high-level officials were able to make formal statements. The second day was devoted to six interactive multi-stakeholder round tables followed by an informal interactive dialogue with the participation of all relevant stakeholders. The central theme of each of the round tables was an individual chapter of the Monterrey Consensus. The Dialogue has resulted in the summary by the President of the General Assembly of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development as an input to the preparatory process of the “2005 World Summit”.
Statements
- 27 June 2005:
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS, 59TH SESSION : 106TH PLENARY MEETING, MONDAY, 27 June 2005
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS, 59TH SESSION : 107TH PLENARY MEETING, MONDAY, 27 June 2005
- 28 June 2005:
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS, 59TH SESSION : 108TH PLENARY MEETING, TUESDAY, 28 June 2005
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS, 59TH SESSION : 109TH PLENARY MEETING, TUESDAY, 28 June 2005
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS, 59TH SESSION : 110TH PLENARY MEETING, TUESDAY, 28 June 2005
- Statement by Mr. José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs at the Informal Interactive Dialogue, 28 June 2005
- Concluding statement by the President of the General Assembly, 28 June 2005 (in French)
Background Information
Background Information on substantive matters
- Report of the Secretary-General on “The Monterrey Consensus: status of implementation and tasks ahead”
- Note by the Secretariat: Summary of the informal interactive hearings on issues related to financing for development
- Summary by the President of ECOSOC of the special high-level meeting with the BWIs, the WTO and UNCTAD (New York, 18 April 2005)
- Report of the Secretary-General on “Strengthening the role of the private sector and entrepreneurship in Financing for Development”
- Note by the Secretary-General on the “Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus: A regional perspective”
- Letter dated 23 February 2005 from the Permanent Representatives of Brazil, Chile, France, Germany and Spain to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/59/719-E/2005/12)
- Monterrey Consensus
Background Information on organizational matters
- Note by the Secretary-General on “Proposed organization of work of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development” (includes programme)
- Calendar of Side Events
- Recent Mandates
- In its resolution 59/145 of 17 December 2004, the General Assembly decided to hold the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on 27 and 28 June 2005 in New York immediately prior to the high-level segment of the 2005 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council in order for the recommendations of the High-level Dialogue to be considered in the preparatory process for the High-level Plenary Meeting to be held in New York from 14- 16 September 2005. It also decided to hold a separate meeting on Financing for Development within the framework of the High-level Plenary Meeting.
- In its resolution 59/291 of 15 April 2005, the General Assembly further decided to hold the separate meeting on Financing for Development from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. immediately following the adjournment of the opening plenary session of the High-level Plenary Meeting. Statements will be made by the head of the delegation of the host country of the International Conference on Financing for Development, major institutional stakeholders, individual delegations, in particular delegations that are proposing key initiatives in the Financing for Development process, one representative from civil society and one representative from the private sector, in consultation with the President of the General Assembly.
- In its resolution 59/293 of 27 May 2005, the General Assembly decided upon the modalities of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. It agreed that the overall theme of the High-level Dialogue will be “The Monterrey Consensus: status of implementation and tasks ahead”. The first day of the Dialogue will consist of a formal meeting chaired by the President of the General Assembly, at which ministers and high-level officials will be able to make formal statements. The second day will be devoted to six interactive multi-stakeholder round tables followed by an informal interactive dialogue with the participation of all relevant stakeholders. The central theme of each of the round tables will be an individual chapter of the Monterrey Consensus.
- Official summaries of plenary sessions (includes list of speakers at plenary session)
- Official summaries of roundtable sessions
Media
- UN Press releases
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS TWO-DAY HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE TO ASSESS PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING 2002 MONTERREY AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
- EUROPEAN UNION HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN FURTHERING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO EU LUNCHEON
- WORLD COMMUNITY MUST HONOUR — EVEN GO BEYOND -– COMMITMENTS ON TRADE, DEBT, FINANCE TO ACHIEVE ANTI-POVERTY GOALS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD
- External Press