Financing

Annan to tour Central America en route to key UN development forum in Mexico

12 March 2002
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head to Central America later this week with stops in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras before arriving in Mexico to open the International Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, a UN spokesman announced today.

UN welcomes European Commission’s call for more aid to developing countries

14 February 2002
The United Nations today welcomed the European Commission’s call for all European Union countries to substantially increase their financial aid to developing nations.

Agreement reached in advance of UN forum on financing for development

28 January 2002
Following 12 days of intensive consultations, the committee charged with negotiating a set of principles for the forthcoming UN International Conference on Financing for Development has reached informal agreement on the text that Conference will aim to adopt.

UNCTAD chief outlines challenges for next year's forum on development financing

18 October 2001
A senior United Nations official today said the upcoming global conference on financing for development should aim at helping countries have access to a set of economic tools needed to respond effectively to crises.

UNCTAD chief outlines challenges for next year's forum on development financing

18 October 2001
A senior United Nations official today said the upcoming global conference on financing for development should aim at helping countries have access to a set of economic tools needed to respond effectively to crises.

Financing for development key to ensuring human dignity, UN panel told

16 October 2001
The United Nations top human rights official today said financing for development was the best investment that could be made in order to ensure security and human dignity for all.

Preparations resume for UN conference on financing for development

15 October 2001
Preparations for an upcoming United Nations conference on financing development projects for developing countries resumed today at UN Headquarters in New York with a call for continued commitment and cooperation on the issue.