ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Gwadar Pro) - Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the Opening Statement at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) today. The Forum will be held from 12-15 April 2021 under Pakistan’s Presidency of ECOSOC.
The objective of the Forum is to mobilize adequate financial support to enable the developing countries to recover from the impact of the Covid pandemic and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate objectives. The Special high-level segment of the ECOSOC Forum is being held in response to a decision of the UN General Assembly.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has been in the forefront of international efforts to provide developing countries with the fiscal space and liquidity to respond to the current Covid induced economic recession. The Prime Minister advanced the “Global Initiative on Debt Relief” for developing countries in April 2020 and, in January 2021, he proposed a 5-poin
PM Imran to address ECOSOC special high-level segment today
Published On 12 April,2021 05:50 am
Special high-level ECOSOC Forum segment is being held in response to decision of UN General Assembly
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the opening statement at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) today (Monday). The Forum will be held from 12-15 April 2021 under Pakistan’s Presidency of ECOSOC.
The objective of the Forum is to mobilize adequate financial support to enable the developing countries to recover from the impact of the Covid pandemic and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate objectives. The Special high-level segment of the ECOSOC Forum is being held in response to a decision of the UN General Assembly.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 6:31 am
Forum to highlight new initiatives to tackle
inequalities exacerbated by pandemic
NEW
YORK, 12 April – With many economies reeling as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as inequalities
continue to widen, world leaders will discuss options to
unlock concrete investments to support a sustainable and
resilient recovery at the Forum on Financing for Development
(FfD
Forum) that starts today.
The four-day Forum,
held under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social
Council (ECOSOC), is taking place as many countries are
facing increased financial debt and liquidity pressures
because of the pandemic. The FfD Forum will be held