Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development

A/RES/61/191View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 52 Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development, published in 2007.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2004–2007

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2007	A/RES/61/191	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development	782	15%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/188	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development	2,537	26%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/225	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development	1,989	25%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/230	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development	1,395	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2004–2007

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2007	A/62/217	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/191
2007	A/62/190	Follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development the regional dimension : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/60/188
2006	A/61/253	Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/60/188
2005	A/60/289	Follow-up and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/59/225
2004	A/59/270	Follow-up and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/58/230

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Conferences Consultations Development Finance Programme Evaluation Programme Implementation Report Preparation

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Decides that the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus will be held in Doha in the second half of 2008, at a date to be determined by the General Assembly in consultation with the host country, taking into due consideration the regular schedule of meetings of the United Nations;

Decides also, in accordance with resolution 60/188, to commence the preparatory process for the review conference during the present session of the Assembly, and to this end requests the President of the Assembly to hold, starting in 2007, direct intergovernmental consultations of the whole with the participation of all Member States and the major institutional stakeholders involved in the financing for development process, on all issues related to the review conference, and in this regard decides that these consultations must be open, inclusive and transparent;

Reiterates that the review conference should assess progress made, reaffirm goals and commitments, share best practices and lessons learned, and identify obstacles and constraints encountered, actions and initiatives to overcome them and important measures for further implementation, as well as new challenges and emerging issues;

Reaffirms its resolve to continue to make full use of the existing institutional arrangements for reviewing the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus,4 as set out in paragraph 69 of the Consensus and in line with resolution 57/270 B, including the high-level dialogues convened by the Assembly and the spring meetings of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, bearing in mind the need to enhance the effectiveness of the follow-up process of the Monterrey Consensus;

Stresses the importance of the full involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus at all levels, and also stresses the importance of their full participation in the Monterrey follow-up process, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, in particular the accreditation procedures and modalities of participation utilized at the Conference and in its preparatory process;

Decides to hold the 2007 High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development in the fourth quarter of 2007, at a specific date to be determined by the President of the General Assembly in consultation with Member States;

Decides also that the modalities for holding the 2007 High-level Dialogue will be the same as those used in the 2005 High-level Dialogue, as described in General Assembly resolution 59/293 of 27 May 2005;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a note on the organization of work of the High-level Dialogue;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session the item entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development”;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of commitments agreed at the International Conference on Financing for Development under that item, to be prepared in full collaboration with the major institutional stakeholders, as an input to the High-level Dialogue.

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