Inaugural session of Financing for Development Forum
As reported by IISD, the inaugural session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) forum on financing for development follow-up (FfD Forum) was held in New York on Monday 18 April with discussions on current global economic challenges, including slow economic growth and massive waves of forced migration, the need for concerted action, and innovative development financing options, as well as on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA)...