BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a9638422b186 DTSTART:20221130T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221130T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, 6 th session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Financing for development to respond and recover in an era of i nterrelated and global crisesSince the fifth session of the Intergovernmen tal Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, the economic prospects for most developing countries have worsened considerably.The global econo my saw a two-speed recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandem ic in 2021\, with developing countries falling behind in a context of lowe r vaccination rates and reduced fiscal space.While these countries neverth eless began to benefit from improved export performances and a rebound of capital inflows in the last quarter of 2021\, the positive trends quickly reversed again from around March 2022\, the war in Ukraine\, wider inflati onary pressures triggered by the global recovery and a return of monetary tightening cycles\, curbing domestic growth and increasing the cost of dom estic sovereign debt.The combination of an ongoing health crisis\, rising food\, fertilizer and energy prices and worsened global financial conditio ns has created a cost-of-living crisis not seen in at least a generation.T hese unfavourable developments come on the back of the pre-existing high v ulnerabilities of the external debt positions of many developing countries and in the context of a fast-worsening climate crisis.The sixth session o f the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development will assess the impact of current global and interrelated crises on efforts to scale up development finance\, and discuss specific policy initiatives\, at the national\, regional and global levels\, to provide a much needed st imulus for Sustainable Development Goal financing and\, more generally\, t he scaling-up of development finance in the near future.Guiding questionsH ow can available and new finance for crisis response from domestic and int ernational\, private and public sources benefit\, and access to these be e nhanced for\, developing countries?What policies should be prioritized to mobilize and manage various resources to support the 2030 Agenda for Susta inable Development\, while considering challenges such as debt vulnerabili ty\, including unsustainable debt?Beyond addressing ongoing crises\, how c an growing Sustainable Development Goal financing gaps in the least develo ped countries\, low- and middle-income countries be closed through the use of public resources and additional instruments that incentivize private s ector finance?Written contributionsIn order to facilitate deliberations an d the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit writte n contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat.Participation and RegistrationTh is session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, i ncluding specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmen tal organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as acade mia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Online registrat ion is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is requir ed in order to be included in the list of participants.Experts intending t o participate remotely are requested to register before Friday\, 18 Novemb er2022\, to allow the secretariat enough time to provide the necessary inf ormation on how to participate.<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nV iew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-gr oup-experts-financing-development-6th-session DTSTAMP:20260901T022818Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a9638422b1db DTSTART:20221201T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221201T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, 6 th session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Financing for development to respond and recover in an era of i nterrelated and global crisesSince the fifth session of the Intergovernmen tal Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, the economic prospects for most developing countries have worsened considerably.The global econo my saw a two-speed recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandem ic in 2021\, with developing countries falling behind in a context of lowe r vaccination rates and reduced fiscal space.While these countries neverth eless began to benefit from improved export performances and a rebound of capital inflows in the last quarter of 2021\, the positive trends quickly reversed again from around March 2022\, the war in Ukraine\, wider inflati onary pressures triggered by the global recovery and a return of monetary tightening cycles\, curbing domestic growth and increasing the cost of dom estic sovereign debt.The combination of an ongoing health crisis\, rising food\, fertilizer and energy prices and worsened global financial conditio ns has created a cost-of-living crisis not seen in at least a generation.T hese unfavourable developments come on the back of the pre-existing high v ulnerabilities of the external debt positions of many developing countries and in the context of a fast-worsening climate crisis.The sixth session o f the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development will assess the impact of current global and interrelated crises on efforts to scale up development finance\, and discuss specific policy initiatives\, at the national\, regional and global levels\, to provide a much needed st imulus for Sustainable Development Goal financing and\, more generally\, t he scaling-up of development finance in the near future.Guiding questionsH ow can available and new finance for crisis response from domestic and int ernational\, private and public sources benefit\, and access to these be e nhanced for\, developing countries?What policies should be prioritized to mobilize and manage various resources to support the 2030 Agenda for Susta inable Development\, while considering challenges such as debt vulnerabili ty\, including unsustainable debt?Beyond addressing ongoing crises\, how c an growing Sustainable Development Goal financing gaps in the least develo ped countries\, low- and middle-income countries be closed through the use of public resources and additional instruments that incentivize private s ector finance?Written contributionsIn order to facilitate deliberations an d the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit writte n contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat.Participation and RegistrationTh is session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, i ncluding specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmen tal organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as acade mia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Online registrat ion is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is requir ed in order to be included in the list of participants.Experts intending t o participate remotely are requested to register before Friday\, 18 Novemb er2022\, to allow the secretariat enough time to provide the necessary inf ormation on how to participate.<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nV iew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-gr oup-experts-financing-development-6th-session DTSTAMP:20260901T022818Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a9638422b1e7 DTSTART:20221202T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221202T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, 6 th session CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Financing for development to respond and recover in an era of i nterrelated and global crisesSince the fifth session of the Intergovernmen tal Group of Experts on Financing for Development\, the economic prospects for most developing countries have worsened considerably.The global econo my saw a two-speed recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandem ic in 2021\, with developing countries falling behind in a context of lowe r vaccination rates and reduced fiscal space.While these countries neverth eless began to benefit from improved export performances and a rebound of capital inflows in the last quarter of 2021\, the positive trends quickly reversed again from around March 2022\, the war in Ukraine\, wider inflati onary pressures triggered by the global recovery and a return of monetary tightening cycles\, curbing domestic growth and increasing the cost of dom estic sovereign debt.The combination of an ongoing health crisis\, rising food\, fertilizer and energy prices and worsened global financial conditio ns has created a cost-of-living crisis not seen in at least a generation.T hese unfavourable developments come on the back of the pre-existing high v ulnerabilities of the external debt positions of many developing countries and in the context of a fast-worsening climate crisis.The sixth session o f the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development will assess the impact of current global and interrelated crises on efforts to scale up development finance\, and discuss specific policy initiatives\, at the national\, regional and global levels\, to provide a much needed st imulus for Sustainable Development Goal financing and\, more generally\, t he scaling-up of development finance in the near future.Guiding questionsH ow can available and new finance for crisis response from domestic and int ernational\, private and public sources benefit\, and access to these be e nhanced for\, developing countries?What policies should be prioritized to mobilize and manage various resources to support the 2030 Agenda for Susta inable Development\, while considering challenges such as debt vulnerabili ty\, including unsustainable debt?Beyond addressing ongoing crises\, how c an growing Sustainable Development Goal financing gaps in the least develo ped countries\, low- and middle-income countries be closed through the use of public resources and additional instruments that incentivize private s ector finance?Written contributionsIn order to facilitate deliberations an d the informal exchange of experiences and best practices on the topics to be discussed\, member States and observers are requested to submit writte n contributions to the UNCTAD secretariat.Participation and RegistrationTh is session is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Other organizations\, i ncluding specialized agencies\, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmen tal organizations in the general and special categories\, as well as acade mia and the private sector\, may participate as observers.Online registrat ion is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the meeting and is requir ed in order to be included in the list of participants.Experts intending t o participate remotely are requested to register before Friday\, 18 Novemb er2022\, to allow the secretariat enough time to provide the necessary inf ormation on how to participate.<\;h3 class="\;text-align-center\n\nV iew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-gr oup-experts-financing-development-6th-session DTSTAMP:20260901T022818Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR