Second Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing, 2-6 December 2013, UN HQ (New York)

Second Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts

 on Sustainable Development Financing

2-6 December 2013, UN HQ (New York)

The Second Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF) was held at the UN Headquarters (New York) from 2-6 December 2013.

This intergovernmental Committee comprising 30 experts was established (effective 21 June 2013) by the General Assembly as a follow-up to the outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to prepare “a report proposing options on an effective sustainable development financing strategy to facilitate the mobilization of resources and their effective use in achieving sustainable development objectives”. The Committee will assess financing needs, scrutinize and analyze existing frameworks, tools and initiatives. It had its first session from 28-30 August, 2013 at UN HQ (New York) and will conclude its work and submit a report to the General Assembly by September 2014.

The recently concluded Second Session was a restricted only to the Committee. A multi-stakeholder dialogue was organized on 5th December as a space for stakeholders such as NGOs, business sector and Major Groups to participate.