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LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand
SUMMARY:1st Governing Council meeting of the Borrowers&#039\; Platform
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DESCRIPTION:The Borrowers’ Platform\, launched in April 2026 by developin
 g countries and UN Secretary General\, is entering its first annual cycle.
  The lack of an institutionalized cooperation mechanism for borrowers is t
 he gap that international financial architecture has long carried\, and th
 at UN Member States\, through the Sevilla Commitment\, resolved to close. 
 The Borrowers’ Platform addresses this gap and the existing knowledge as
 ymmetries by providing a dedicated space for borrowers to learn from each 
 other and build a long-term knowledge hub.The Borrowers&#039\; Platform op
 erates through a two-tier governance structure: a Governing Council\, whic
 h serves as the political and decision-making body providing strategic dir
 ection\, composed of ministers of finance\, central bank governors\, or eq
 uivalent ministerial heads\; and a Steering Committee\, which carries out 
 the technical and operational work of the Platform.During the interim phas
 e\, Member States\, under the leadership of Egypt as Interim Chair and wit
 h the support of the UNCTAD Secretariat\, have worked collectively to adva
 nce the Platform’s institutional and substantive foundations. This has i
 ncluded consultations on membership and governance arrangements\; the deve
 lopment of the Modalities Document\; preparation of the proposed work prog
 ramme for 2026–2027\; peer-learning activities among participating count
 ries\; and preparation of the proposed Joint Communiqué.These efforts hav
 e brought the Platform to the stage of convening its first Governing Counc
 il meeting\, which will consider the foundational governance framework\, c
 onfirm the institutional arrangements\, adopt the first annual work progra
 mme and provide direction for the Platform’s next phase.Format and parti
 cipants:The open segment will be invitation-only and will include selected
  stakeholders. It will be available on UN Web TV:UN Web TVThe procedural m
 eeting is a closed-door event\, open to member states of the Borrowers’ 
 Platform and designated participants to finalise the procedural aspects of
  the platform. Simultaneous interpretation in English\, Spanish and Frenc
 h will be available. &lt\;p&gt\;The Borrowers’ Platform\, launched in A
 pril 2026 by developing countries and UN Secretary General\, is entering i
 ts first annual cycle. The lack of an institutionalized cooperation mechan
 ism for borrowers is the gap that international financial architecture has
  long carried\, and that UN Member States\, through the Sevilla Commitment
 \, resolved to close. The Borrowers’ Platform addresses this gap and the
  existing knowledge asymmetries by providing a dedicated space for borrowe
 rs to learn from each other and build a long-term knowledge hub.&lt\;/p&gt
 \;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;The Borrowers&#039\; Platform operates through a 
 two-tier governance structure: a &lt\;strong&gt\;Governing Council&lt\;/st
 rong&gt\;\, which serves as the political and decision-making body providi
 ng strategic direction\, composed of ministers of finance\, central bank g
 overnors\, or equivalent ministerial heads\; and a &lt\;strong&gt\;Steerin
 g Committee&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, which carries out the technical and operati
 onal work of the Platform.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;During the in
 terim phase\, &lt\;strong&gt\;Member States\, under the leadership of Egyp
 t as Interim Chair and with the support of the UNCTAD Secretariat&lt\;/str
 ong&gt\;\, have worked collectively to advance the Platform’s institutio
 nal and substantive foundations. This has included consultations on member
 ship and governance arrangements\; the development of the Modalities Docum
 ent\; preparation of the proposed work programme for 2026–2027\; peer-le
 arning activities among participating countries\; and preparation of the p
 roposed Joint Communiqué.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;These efforts
  have brought the Platform to the stage of convening its first Governing C
 ouncil meeting\, which will consider the foundational governance framework
 \, confirm the institutional arrangements\, adopt the first annual work pr
 ogramme and provide direction for the Platform’s next phase.&lt\;/p&gt\;
 &lt\;hr&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Format and participants:&lt\;/stron
 g&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The &lt\;strong&gt\;open segment&lt\;/strong&
 gt\; will be invitation-only and will include selected stakeholders. It wi
 ll be available on UN Web TV:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;div class=&quot\;text-align-
 center btn-un-wrapper mb-3\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.o
 rg/node/52753
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