High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
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Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 23 March 2010 - The General Assembly, by its decision 64/551 of 23 February 2010, decided to convene its fourth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on 23 and 24 March 2010 at United Nations Headquarters. Pursuant to resolution 64/194 of 21 December 2009, the Dialogue will focus on the overall theme The Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration on Financing for Development: status of implementation and tasks ahead. The Secretary-General spoke at the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, and he said that the meeting takes place at a time when the world economy shows signs of recovery, yet growth remains fragile. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the efforts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to improve its lending framework and the support from Group of 20 leaders to expand the Funds lending capacity. However, he said, much more needs to be done. Website: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/hld/HLD2010/index.htm Secretary-General's remarks: http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4448
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