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Opening and High-level Policy Segment - Regional Forum 2026.

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The 2026 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (#RFSD2026) for the ECE region will convene in Geneva on 21-22 April 2026, under the theme: Transforming Together: Innovative and Equitable Actions for the SDGs As the end date of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approaches , the Forum aims to accelerate and coordinate actions towards the SDGs and maintain the momentum for innovative policies and solutions. Opening and High-level Policy Segment OPENING • H.E. Mr. Timčo Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, Co-Chair of the Regional Forum • H.E. Mr. László Borbély, State Secretary, Government Councillor and Head of the Sustainable Department of the Government of Romania, Co-Chair of the Regional Forum • Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (video message) • Ms. Tatiana Molcean, UNECE Executive Secretary • Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • Mr. J...
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82nd ESCAP Commission Session - Afternoon Plenary (Day 2).

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The eighty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 20 to 24 April 2026. Guided by the theme "Leaving no one behind: advancing a society for all ages in Asia and the Pacific", the session will provide a platform to discuss current and emerging demographic trends and socioeconomic priorities, including decent work, full and productive employment across age groups, healthy and active ageing, women's economic empowerment, the future of care and overall social integration. Related Sites and Documents:  Eighty-second session of the Commission Watch the 82nd ESCAP Commission Session - Afternoon Plenary (Day 2)! Economic and Social Council
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82nd ESCAP Commission Session - Morning Plenary (Day 2).

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The eighty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 20 to 24 April 2026. Guided by the theme " Leaving no one behind: advancing a society for all ages in Asia and the Pacific ", the session will provide a platform to discuss current and emerging demographic trends and socioeconomic priorities, including decent work, full and productive employment across age groups, healthy and active ageing, women's economic empowerment, the future of care and overall social integration. Related Sites and Documents:  Eighty-second session of the Commission Watch the 82nd ESCAP Commission Session - Morning Plenary (Day 2)! Economic and Social Council
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Location: อาคารศูนย์ประชุมองค์การสหประชาชาติ Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand
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Scaling Local Currency Financing to Strengthen Resilience in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Experiences and Opportunities (Fin4Dev Dialogue).

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The Fin4Dev Dialogue will underscore the role of local currency financing in strengthening debt sustainability, domestic resource mobilization, and broader MDB–DFI reform efforts by sharing perspectives on complementary initiatives and ideas for scaling this agenda for greater impact. Watch scaling Local Currency Financing to Strengthen Resilience in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Experiences and Opportunities (Fin4Dev Dialogue)! Live Conferences
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(2nd meeting) 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum).

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The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. 2026 in-depth review: International financial architecture and systemic issues (Ministerial session) Transforming the international financial architecture: Priorities for reform General Debate The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness, and Domestic Public Reso...
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ESCAP's 2026 flagship report: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific - Press Conference.

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Press conference by Hamza Malik, Director of the Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), on the launch of ESCAP's 2026 flagship report: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific. Watch the Hamza Malik (ESCAP) on the ESCAP's 2026 flagship report: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific - Press Conference! 00:41:33 Press Conferences
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The role of debt swaps in fostering long term investment in agrifood systems to achieve food security and improve nutrition (FFD4 Side Event).

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This side event, organized by The Permanent Mission of Egypt, Permanent Mission of Italy, Permanent Mission of Spain, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aims to achieve two core objectives: 1) showcase FAO's strategic approach related to the use of debt swaps as instruments to promote food security, nutrition, and climate; and 2) gather a range of relevant sovereign and multilateral actors that have been engaged in recent years in debt-for-food security swaps, as well as other. In an effort to render agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition), debt swaps can be of critical assistance to low-income countries (LICs) and middle-income countries (MICs). These countries tend to register a limited capacity to access financing and high levels of sovereign debt and often house high levels of food-insecure population, which implies tha...
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