The General Assembly, in its decision 63/564 of 14 September 2009, decided to hold its fourth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on 23 and 24 November 2009 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

It is proposed that the overall theme of the fourth High-level Dialogue be the following: “The Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration on Financing for Development: status of implementation and tasks ahead”.

The meeting will likely take the form of a plenary meeting, three thematic roundtables as well as an informal interactive dialogue.

Representatives of non-governmental organizations are invited to participate in the multi-stakeholder round tables and the informal interactive dialogue, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. Registration, through the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service and the Financing for Development Office of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, will be open to: (a) all non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; and (b) all non-governmental organizations and business sector entities that were accredited to the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development and its follow-up process, including the Doha Review Conference. Social Council; and (b) all non-governmental organizations and business sector entities that were accredited to the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development and its follow-up process, including the Doha Review Confer! ence.

Each multi-stakeholder round table will include three, and the informal interactive dialogue five, representatives of accredited civil society entities and the same numbers of accredited business sector entities. Their participation in the round tables and the informal dialogue will follow the practice established at the International Conference on Financing for Development and its follow-up process.

To register, please go to http://www.un-ngls.org/ffd.

Participants may also apply for limited number of roundtable seats. In this regard, special consideration will be given to the following criteria:

•    Expertise
•    Active participation in the FfD process
•    Geographic balance
•    Gender balance
 

Completed registration forms must be received by 9 November 2009. Please note that the UN Secretariat cannot provide funding for participants in this event.

More information regarding the High-level Dialogue can be found in the Note by the UN Secretary-General on the Proposed organization of work of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/377&Lang=E