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2019 Side Events

Download the tentative programme of 2019 FfD Forum side events here.

Side events complement the official programme of the 2019 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) follow-up and provide additional space for all stakeholders and participants to discuss substantive matters of the Financing for Development agenda in greater detail. Side events can also serve as a platform for announcing new initiatives and commitments.

For any questions, please contact the Financing for Sustainable Development Office at ffdforum@un.org.

Monday, 15 April 2019

Lunch (1:15pm-2:30pm)	The Role of Social Impact Investment in Financing the 2030 Agenda, Conference Room 11 Promoting Inclusive Growth and Reducing Inequalities by Financing the Prevention of Violence against Children, Conference Room 8 Make Remittances Digital, Accessible and Affordable: How to Mobilize Additional Resources for Sustainable Development, Conference Room C Progressive Taxes to Reduce Inequalities: A Human Rights Perspective, S-2726 & S-2727 Promoting Gender-lens Investing to Help Close the SDG Financing Gap and Leave No One Behind, Conference Room 12 Les partenariats public-privé : un instrument à utiliser avec attention, Conference Room 5
Evening (6:30pm-8:00pm)	Transforming Climate Ambition to Action: The Role of the Green Climate Fund, Conference Room 5
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Morning (8:00am-9:30am)	Making Sustainable Finance Work from the Bottom up, Conference Room 5 Privatization of Public Goods and Services: Human Rights Implications, Conference Room 11
Lunch (1:15pm-2:30pm)	Innovative Finance for Sustainable Development: Scale and Impact, Conference Room 11 Debt, Debt Sustainability and Interrelated Systemic Issues, Conference Room E How Much Should Asia and Pacific Invest to Achieve the SDGs?, Conference Room 8 Unlocking Private Finance to Close the Energy Gap, Conference Room 5 Reaching Forcibly Displaced Populations: Can uptake of financial services increase resilience?, Conference Room 2 Update on TOSSD – the new measurement framework to track resources in support of sustainable development, Conference Room C Tax and Illicit Financial Flows: Following up on FfD and SDG Commitments, Trusteeship Council Chamber
Evening (6:30pm-8:00pm)	Strengthening the FfD Follow-up Process: Proposals and Plans from Civil Society, Conference Room 5 Reaching the Furthest Behind: Is Blending Fit for Purpose?, Conference Room 8 Financing Investment in Agriculture Value Chains: The Case of the Coffee Sector, Conference Room C
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Morning (8:00am-9:30am)	Investing in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for Achieving the SDGs, Conference Room 5 Trade and Investment Policy: A Critical Ingredient in Harnessing FfD Instruments to Achieve the SDGs, Conference Room 8 Investing in Africa’s Resilience: Creating Jobs and Wealth through Regional Markets, S-2726 & S-2727 Financing Social Protection: Finding the Political Will, Conference Room 12
Lunch (1:15pm-2:30pm)	Creating the enabling environment: The Role of Governments as the Investor of First Resort on Harnessing New Technologies for the SDGs, Conference Room A The New Wave of Debt and Financial Crises: How to Tackle It?, Trusteeship Council Chamber Making Development Cooperation More Effective: Country-level Evidence and Action to Accelerate Progress, Conference Room 5 Future Directions in International Corporate Taxation, Conference Room E Scaling up Innovative Financing for Nature Conservations: What Will It Take?, S-2726 & S-2727 Small Island Exceptionalism: Globalized. Climatized. Stigmatized, Express Bar Sustainable Financing for Universal Health Coverage, ECOSOC Chamber
Evening (6:30pm-8:00pm)	The Addis Tax Initiative: Raising domestic Resources for Development, S-2726 & S-2727 Sustainable Investments and Systemic Reform: Policy and Regulatory Challenges, Conference Room 5 The Future of National Development Banks and the SDGs, Conference Room 8
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Lunch (1:15pm-2:30pm)	Financial Inclusion to Financial Stability: Effective Strategies and Partnerships, Conference Room 5

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