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30 finance ministers in Kampala for UN economic summit
About 30 finance ministers from across the world have confirmed attendance of the Development Co-operation Forum high-level symposium in Kampala.
It is expected to contribute to strengthening the global partnership for the benefit of people all over the world.
The event that started on Wednesday and ends on Friday, is hosted in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Announcing the event at the Uganda Media Centre recently, State minister for Finance (General Duties) Fred Omach said: “It will provide a platform for evidence based sharing and will ultimately produce concrete policy guidance on development cooperation post-2015, to put into practice at international, regional, national and local level.”
He added: “Particular attention will be placed on the challenges that Africa faces as a region. Promoting technology facilitation and capacity building, and addressing gaps in technology, science and innovation will also be central to the discussion.”
Implementing SDGs
Additionally, the symposium will also seek to provide answers to how countries, including Uganda, will align development cooperation policies and interventions to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as how to monitor and review the impact of development cooperation on the new sustainable development agenda.
The key role of the private sector and other non-state actors in development will also be explored.
President Museveni is expected to officiate at the symposium which will be co-chaired by the Finance minister and the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.
DCF Uganda High-level Symposium
“Development cooperation for a new era: Making the renewed global partnership for sustainable development a reality”
A new global agenda for sustainable development, the 2030 Agenda, and a financing framework have been agreed and adopted this year.
Development cooperation will be a main pillar of the global partnership for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The DCF Uganda High-level Symposium will provide a first opportunity for the range of actors to discuss development cooperation for the 2030 Agenda: ways to motivate, support and further shape development cooperation as a critical ‘means of implementation’.
The Symposium will focus on two overarching questions: How will we adapt development cooperation policies and interventions for implementing the SDGs? And how will we monitor and review the impact of development cooperation in advancing the new sustainable development agenda?
Particular attention will be placed on what this means in terms of challenges and opportunities for development cooperation in Africa.
The Symposium will produce concrete policy guidance on development cooperation to support the 2030 Agenda and financing for sustainable development. The deliberations will feed preparations for the 2016 high-level meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum and other functions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, which has a major role in the follow-up of the 2030 Agenda at global level.
The Symposium will be held in Kampala, Uganda on 5-6 November 2015, with pre-meetings on 4 November.
