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December 2011
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Kyoto, Japan
A regional meeting on the theme “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work in Asia and the Pacific: a regional approach to sustained, inclusive and equitable growth and achieving the MDGs”, will be held on 7 December 2011, in Kyoto,…
November 2011
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Busan, Republic of Korea
The Advisory Group on the Development Cooperation Forum organized a Special Event on “Rethinking Development: Towards a New Sustainable Development Architecture”. The meeting was held in preparation for the 2012 DCF and to contribute to the United…
October 2011
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Luxembourg – Luxembourg
On 18 and 19 October 2011, the second High-Level Symposium in preparation for the 2012 United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) was held in Luxembourg.
The Symposium was hosted and organized by Luxembourg in cooperation with the United…
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Luxembourg
The objective of this expert group meeting was to identify recommendations to reinforce international mutual accountability (MA) mechanisms to ensure all actors live up to past aid commitments.
It addressed in particular four deficits:…
July 2011
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Geneva
At the General Segment, which took place from 22 to 29 July 2011 in Geneva, the Council reviewed, among others, the reports of its subsidiary bodies and of other United Nations entities working in the economic and social fields. The subsidiary…
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Geneva
The Council’s operational activities segment was held from 14 to 18 July 2011 in Geneva. Member States reviewed how far the UN system had gone in making its operational activities more relevant, effective and efficient – by implementing the guidance…
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Geneva
The 2011 coordination segment took place at the United Nations Office in Geneva from 11 to 14 July 2011, and focused on two main substantive areas:
Follow-up to the 2010 Ministerial Declaration on “implementing the internationally agreed goals and…
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Geneva
The High-level Segment, held at the United Nations Office in Geneva from 4 to 8 July 2011, focused on a broad range of issues relevant to the implementation of the UN development agenda (Programme):The Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) focused on "…
May 2011
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Istanbul, Turkey
The Fourth Conference on Least Developed Countries in Istanbul (LDC-IV) provided a unique opportunity to review how the development concerns of Least Developed Countries and MDG challenges can be better met by increasing aid, improving its quality…
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Istanbul, Turkey
The Fourth Conference on Least Developed Countries in Istanbul (LDC-IV) provided a unique opportunity to review how the development concerns of Least Developed Countries and MDG challenges can be better met by increasing aid, improving its quality…
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
A regional meeting on the theme “Key Education Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean: Teachers, Quality, and Equity”, was held on 12-13 May 2011, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Meeting was in preparation for the 2011 ECOSOC Annual…
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Bamako, Mali
The Mali symposium marked the first milestone in preparing for the 2012 DCF. It is taking place when prospects for global economic recovery remain uncertain, and the world’s poorest citizens continue to suffer from delays in reaching the MDGs. The…