Special high-level meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

22 April 2013, UN Headquarters, New York

A Special high-level meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with the Bretton Woods institutions (The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)), the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was held at the UN Headquarters, New York on 22 April 2013.

In line with ECOSOC resolutions 2012/31, 2011/38, 2010/26 and 2009/30, the overall theme of the meeting was Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of financing for sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda.

Following a short opening plenary during which the UN Secretary-General gave a short address, a High-level Panel of Ministers was held on the theme: World economic situation and prospects in the wake of the world financial and economic crisis. The morning session concluded with statements by the heads of relevant intergovernmental bodies and other senior official of the institutional stakeholders of the meeting.

During the afternoon session there were two informal thematic debates on the following themes:

• Financing for sustainable development, including leveraging of private capital, in the context of the follow-up to the outcome of the Rio+20 Conference;
• Global partnership for development in the context of post-2015 development agenda.

The thematic debates on the above topics were held consecutively in an informal plenary setting of the whole, in order to facilitate greater engagement of all participants and to promote an open exchange of views and experiences among all stakeholders, including civil society and the business sector.

For more information see the Press Release and list of participants. Also available is the statement of the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund under the agenda item on the Global partnership for development in the context of post-2015 development agenda.

Further information on Financing for Development can be found here.