Organised by

• République de Côte d’Ivoire
• République du Niger and Ferdi (Fondation pour les Études et Recherches sur le Développement International)

Summary

The side event will deal with the importance to address vulnerabilities to make sustainable the development. It will rely on the collective book that Ferdi has just published, entitled “Financing Sustainable Development: Addressing Vulnerabilities”. It examines how development finance can help to ensure the sustainability of development, taking into account the various types of vulnerability faced by developing countries.
The side event will gather the views of high level representatives of least developed, lower-middle income and developed countries, and well-known economists (some of whom are authors of the Ferdi’s book) on how to deal with these vulnerabilities, their assessment, and which funding, instruments and means of implementation are needed and relevant to tackle them efficiently.

Speakers:
Mr. Amadou Boubacar Cissé, Niger, Minister of Planning, Territory and Community Development of Niger
Ms. Nialé Kaba, Côte d’Ivoire, Minister of Finance
Mr. Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, Bhutan, Minister of Finance (to be confirmed)
A Minister from Vanuatu or Kiribati (to be confirmed)
Ms. Annick Girardin, France, Secrétaire d’État chargée du Développement et de la Francophonie (to be confirmed)
Mr. Michel Sidibé, Under Secretary General of United Nations, Executive Director of UNAIDS
Mr. Gyan Acharya, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, and UN Under Secretary General
Mr. Pierre Jacquet, President of GDN (Global Development Network)
Mr. Patrick Guillaumont, President of Ferdi, chairman

Related Information

• Ferdi – Book presentation

Contact

For inquiries regarding this side event, please contact

• Matthieu Boussichas, matthieu.boussichas@ferdi.fr, +33650765299