Day: July 13, 2015
- Africa
FFD3: The Addis Abeba Action Agenda: Fit for purpose?
By Sabine Terlecki Over the last three days global civil society have been meeting ahead of the third Financing for Development conference in Addis Abeba- discussing the latest draft outcome of the Addis Abeba Action Agenda, or short “Addis Accord”. Today, Monday 13 July, this crucial international conference has been kicked off by UN secretary general, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon. However, this…
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FFD3: Last chance to avert failure for the financing of development
Failure may be imminent at the negotiations for a “Financing for Development” (FFD) accord in Addis Ababa this week, said ActionAid. According to the organization, the G77 are being aggressively pushed by the US, Canada and the EU, among others, to sign a deeply unjust version of an agreement that would reinforce rather than address inequalities between rich and poor.…
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FFD3: Africa’s opportunity in Addis
By Macky Sall DAKAR – This week, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia’s capital and a city full of symbolic importance for all of Africa, will host the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. Most developing countries hold high expectations for the conference. They hope it will offer new means to improve social welfare at a time when financing their development needs…
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