18-19 March 2010, UN Headquarters, New York

Pursuant to ECOSOC resolution 2009/30 of 31 July 2009, the overall theme of the meeting will be “Building on Monterrey and Doha: towards achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals”. Following a short opening plenary, with brief statements by relevant intergovermental representatives, the meeting will consist of three consecutive informal thematic debates, as follows:

• Thematic debate 1: “Mobilizing domestic and international resources to fund existing and emerging MDG implementation gaps”;
• Thematic debate 2: “Supporting rehabilitation, recovery and development efforts of developing countries with special needs and those facing humanitarian emergency situations”;
• Thematic debate 3: “Enhancing coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development”.

The thematic debates will be held consecutively in an informal setting of the whole, in order to facilitate a dynamic and interactive dialogue and to promote an open exchange of views and experiences among all stakeholders, including civil society and the business sector. The meeting will result in a summary by the President of ECOSOC as a substantive input to the preparation of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on MDGs (New York, 20-22 September 2010).