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Official Summary of the 2018 DCF (E/2018/73) [Arabic / Chinese / English / French / Russian / Spanish]
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The 2018 Development Cooperation Forum took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 21-22 May 2018. The DCF is the principal platform for global policy dialogue on development cooperation, open to all Member States and engaging all stakeholders.
The 2018 DCF addressed the theme, “The strategic role of development cooperation in achieving the 2030 Agenda: building sustainable and resilient societies.”
- See programme with speakers for the 2018 DCF
- View the side events and meet-ups schedule
- Read background note on 2018 DCF
- Read the 2018 DCF Report of the Secretary-General
- Download the logistical note
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Monday, 21 May 2018
- Meet-ups, 9:00 am - 9:45 am
- Opening session, 10:00 am – 10:30 am
- H.E. Ambassador Marie CHATARDOVA, President of ECOSOC, and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN
- H.E. Ms. Amina J. MOHAMMED, Deputy Secretary-General, UN
- Speaker Biography
- Introduction, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
- Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN
- Mr. Jeremy HEIMANS, Co-founder Purpose
- Speaker Biography
- Session 1: “Building sustainability and resilience through development cooperation”, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- Side events, 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
- Session 2: “Mainstreaming inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships and approaches in development cooperation: policy and legal frameworks”, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- Session 3: “Getting better results for sustainable development: the role of National Development Cooperation Policies”, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Concept note 3
- Speaker Biography
- Plenary session, 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
- Parallel dialogues, 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
- Dialogue I, Conference Room C
- Speaker Biography
- Dialogue II, ECOSOC Chamber
- Speaker Biography
- Dialogue III, Conference Room D
- Speaker Biography
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
- Meet-ups, 9:00 am – 9:45 am
- Check-in: “Debrief of key message of day 1”, 10:00 am – 10:15 am
- Session 4: “Leveraging South-South and triangular cooperation for sustainable development: on the road to BAPA+40”, 10:15 am – 11:45 am
- Session 5: “Bridging capacity gaps and facilitating technology and transfer in strategic areas”, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm
- Side events, 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
- Session 6: “Strengthening multi-layered review and assessment of development cooperation: what works?”, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- Session 7: “The strategic role of development cooperation in building sustainable and resilient societies”, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Closing session, 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
- Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN
- H.E. Ambassador Marie CHATARDOVA, President of ECOSOC, and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN
- Statements
BACKGROUND MATERIAL
- Read SG Report (E/2018/55)
- View the findings of the 2018 DCF Survey [Full Study] [Executive Summary]
- View past DCF outcomes
- Explore recent DCF events and symposiums
- Access latest DCF analytical work
SIDE EVENTS AND MEET-UPS
[Side event schedule at a glance] [Annotated side event schedule]
Monday, 21 May 2018
- Meet the UN Chief Economist, UNDESA
- DCF CSO Reference Group meet-up, ActionAid
- Graduation and differentiation with regard to vulnerability and fragility, Ferdi and UNOHRRLS [Background note]
- State of play in effectiveness of development cooperation: the 2018 DCF Survey, UNDESA [Background note]
- South-South Climate Cooperation in Support of the SDGs, UNOSSC [Background note]
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
- From “aid” to International Public Finance – an evolution, Jonathan Glennie
- Talking tax with UN Experts and Development Initiatives, UNDESA and Development Initiatives
- Blended financing and LDCs: implications and opportunities for strengthening country ownership and leadership, UNDESA [Background note] [Summary]
- Exchange of best practices in water management and food security through South-South Cooperation, UNOSSC and Tajikistan [Background note]
- Human rights based approaches in South-South development cooperation: A review of good practices, gaps and challenges, Reality of Aidm CSO Partnership for Development effectiveness, IBON International [Background note]
- Development cooperation for the 2030 Agenda: convergence and divergence of North-South and South-South cooperation, NeST and DIE [Background note]
The Official Summary (E/2018/73) (see top) captures key messages and concrete policy guidance on development cooperation that emerged from the 2018 DCF. These will inform UN-led intergovernmental processes: the Financing for Development follow-up process towards implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; and the High-level Political Forum’s review of progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The DCF Secretariat in UNDESA supports the two-year DCF preparatory process of analytical work and outreach, high-level preparatory symposiums, expert meetings and other events.
On an ongoing basis, the President of ECOSOC, Member States, Secretariat, other key stakeholders work to promote the messages and recommendations generated in the Forum’s discussions at global, regional, country and local levels.
Analytical work for the DCF, produced on the Forum’s themes and topics, is widely disseminated for use in all relevant UN inter-governmental processes and beyond.
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