Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the
International Conferences on Financing for Development
A/RES/74/207
Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for
the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating
poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest
global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its
commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions –
economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to
building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking
to address their unfinished business,
Reaffirming also the Paris Agreement 2 and its early entry into force,
encouraging all its parties to fully implement the Agreement, and parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 3 that have not yet done so to
deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where
appropriate, as soon as possible,
Reiterating the affirmation in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda that achieving
gender equality, empowering all women and girls and attaining the full realization of
their human rights are essential to achieving sustained, inclusive and equitable
economic growth and sustainable development,
Reaffirming the importance of addressing the diverse needs of and challenges
faced by countries in special situations, in particular African countries, the least
developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing
States and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, as well as the specific
challenges faced by middle-income countries,
Taking note of the holding of preparatory meetings for the Economic and Social
Council forum on financing for development follow-up, such as the annual retreat of
the Group of Friends of Monterrey,
Welcoming the convening of the fourth annual Economic and Social Council
forum on financing for development follow-up from 15 to 18 April 2019,
Recalling the intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of
the forum, 4 which decided that the fifth Economic and Social Council forum on
financing for development follow-up would convene from 20 to 23 April 2020 and
would include the special high-level meeting of the Council with the Bretton Woods
institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development and also that the 2020 forum would consider and report in its
outcome document on the need to hold a follow-up conference,
Recalling also Economic and Social Council decision 2017/206 of 5 October 2016,
Noting the sixth biennial high-level meeting of the Development Cooperation
Forum, held in New York on 21 and 22 May 2018, and its outcomes, 5
Welcoming the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development held on
26 September 2019, back-to-back with the high-level political forum on sustainable
development under the auspices of the General Assembly,
Taking note of the establishment by the Secretary-General of the Global
Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance and the publication of the road map
for financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and looking forward to
further updates on the implementation of the strategy of the Secretary-General for
financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2018–2021),
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Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21.
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822.
See E/FFDF/2019/3.
See E/2018/73.
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