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Most of the world's nations lack investment funds that could promote economic development – funds needed to build roads, schools, clinics and factories. As a result, their economies languish and their populations remain poor. In March 2002, the United Nations held an International Conference on Financing for Development to address this problem. The conference focused on six different sources for development funds - domestic resources (such as savings and taxation), foreign direct investment, international trade, international aid, debt relief, and finally systemic reforms. NGOs and others independent voices proposed alternative sources of financing, including especially global taxes and fees. They also asked fundamental questions: who should receive the financing, and for what kind of development? Furthermore, they asked, can poverty be erased if power and wealth are increasingly concentrated in the global economic system? This page contains information on the different ways to mobilize finances for development, and provides information on the international conference on financing for development, its preparation, and follow-up.
Financing for Development
General Analysis on Financing for Development
Global Taxes
International Aid
This page provides information on different aspects of international aid and development, including on the Central Emergency Response Fund and hunger emergency aid.
Debt Relief
Foreign Direct Investment
Domestic Financial Resources for Development
This page includes articles on the challenges and opportunities of mobilizing domestic resources for development in poor countries.
International Financing for Development Conferences
WTO's Lamy: give Doha negotiators more flexibility (September 28, 2009)
