NEWS AND INFORMATION

The Republic of Zambia has expressed interest to host the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development in 2010.
The African Finance, Economic Planning and Environment Ministers Conference has unanimously taken note of its wish to further consult with the permanent Secretariat to decide on the theme for that session.


 Final Communiqué


Remarks by Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA
21 May 2009, Kigali, Rwanda

Remarks by His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
21 May 2009, Kigali, Rwanda


Rwanda invites African Ministers to identify bold new mechanisms for addressing the challenges posed by climate change
Press Release
KIGALI, 18TH MAY 2009 – The Hon. James Musoni, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning invited local and international media to an advance briefing on a pan-African conference to be held in Kigali later this week. The Third African Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development will be hosted by the Government of Rwanda from 21st   to 22nd May 2009 at the Kigali Serena Hotel. This conference is organized in partnership with the Financing for Development Secretariat (African Development Bank and Economic Commission for Africa) and sponsored by UK-Department for International Development.

 
 Information
:: Provisional Agenda
:: Information Sheet [pdf format]
 
 Documents
:: Concept note [pdf format]
:: Brief highlights of background papers
:: Framework for a Post-2012. Agreement on Climate Change [pdf format]
:: Framework for a Post-2012. Agreement on Climate Change 2008 Update [pdf format]
:: From Abuja to Accra to Kigali: The Journey So Far [pdf format]
A Report by Kasirim Nwuke, Chief, MDGs/Poverty Analysis & Monitoring Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [Power Point Presentation ]
 
 Policy Briefs
:: Economics of Climate Change: Key Messages [pdf format]
:: Adaptation Financing Mechanisms [pdf format]
 
 2nd Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development:, 30 - 31 mai 2007, Accra, Ghana
Infrastructure for Growth-the Energy Challenge

:: Communiqué  [pdf format]

:: Concept Note  [pdf format]
 
 1st Ministerial Conference on Financing for Development, 21 -22 May 2006, Abuja, Nigeria
:: Final Report [pdf format]

:: The Abuja Commitment to Action [pdf format]
Adopted at the Abuja Conference, Abuja , Nigeria on 22 May 2006

:: Flyer   [pdf format]
:: Synopsis of Technical Papers  [pdf format]

:: Dealing with the Macroeconomic Impact of Scaling Up Aid  [pdf format]

:: Emerging Aid Architecture  [pdf format]

:: Monitoring Commitments and Actions  [pdf format]

:: PRSP as a Framework for Scaling Up Efforts to Reach the MDGs  [pdf format]