Blended finance in the SDG Era

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Date: - Location: New York

Blended finance mechanisms can enhance development cooperation, but these opportunities vary by sector and by country. When are blended financing mechanisms appropriate, how are they best used, and what risks need to be managed?

This was the focus of the technical workshop, “Blended finance in the SDG Era”, a 2016 DCF Side Event jointly organized by the Financing for Development Office (FfDO) and Office for ECOSOC Support & Coordination (OESC) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 at UN Headquarters in New York.

The workshop brought together experts representing governments, private sector, multilateral development banks, civil society organizations and academia to advance the multi-stakeholder debate on blended finance.

The discussions fed into the plenary discussions of the 2016 DCF and will inform the ongoing work of both the DCF and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development.

Workshop summary

Related events on blended finance:

Key background documents:

Contact:

  • Caroline Lombardo, OESC/DESA, @email
  • Oliver Schwank, FFDO/DESA, @email