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The third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held from 13-16 July 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to agree on the financing mechanisms for the implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda. The Global Taskforce of Local and…
On the 26th of June, UCLG President, Mayor Kadir Topbaş, represented local and regional authorities of the Local Authorities Major Group and the Global Taskforce at the opening plenary of the third High Level Political Forum on Sustainable…
Against the odds, the global community agreed on an ‘action agenda’ for financing development. But is it up to the challenges ahead? ADDIS ABABA — Defying widespread scepticism and mounting concern, government negotiators at a summit…
The Global TaskForce of Local and Regional Governments was invited by the organizers at the Closing Plenary of the Civil Society Organization Financing for Development Forum to present its perspectives on the Third…
The final draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda has just been made available by the Co-Facilitators of the Intergovernmental Negotiations. This document will be discussed during the upcoming…
With the UN Conference to approve the Post-2015 Agenda on the horizon, June saw the inaugural meeting of the Interagency and Expert Group (IAEG-SDG) charged with drawing up proposals for indicators to measure progress towards the 17 goals and 169…