UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank to Hold "High-Level Consultation" in June 2001 by Joseph Catron Monday November 13, 2000 at 08:23 AM |
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UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank plan to "consider national, international and systemic issues relating to financing for development in a holistic manner in the context of globalisation and interdependence."
Delegates of the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions, as well as corporate executives and representatives of "civil society," will meet in June 2001 under the auspices of the Financing for Development Coordinating Secretariat of the United Nations (FfD).
According to the FfD Web site, the purpose of the meeting is to "consider national, international and systemic issues relating to financing for development in a holistic manner in the context of globalisation and interdependence."
The FfP Preparatory Committee prepared a list of Non-Governmental Organizations that will be allowed to participate on October 30. Representatives of "civil society" were selected on November 6 and 7, and representatives of the business world were picked on November 11 and 12.
The committee will meet again on November 16 to select a date, format and location for the event.