Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the
International Conferences on Financing for Development
A/RES/74/207
Welcoming the outcome document of the second High-level United Nations
Conference on South-South Cooperation, held in Buenos Aires from 20 to
22 March 2019, 6
Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the
recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see
the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society,
and recommitting to endeavour to reach the furthest behind first,
Recommitting to ensuring that no country or person is left behind and to focusing
our effort where the challenges are greatest, including by ensuring the inclusion and
participation of those who are furthest behind,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 7
2.
Emphasizes the need to work towards the full and timely implementation
of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on
Financing for Development; 8
3.
Takes note of the report of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for
Development, 9 and notes that progress, though uneven, has been reported in all seven
action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, while acknowledging that many
implementation gaps persist;
4.
Welcomes the intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations
of the 2019 Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development
follow-up, 4 urges their full, effective and timely implementation, and looks forward
to staying engaged so as to assess progress, identify obstacles and challenges in the
implementation of the financing for development outcomes and in the delivery of the
means of implementation, promote the sharing of lessons learned from experiences at
the national and regional levels, address new and emerging topics of relevance to the
implementation of this agenda as the need arises and provide policy recommendations
for action by the international community in substantive intergovernmentally agreed
conclusions and recommendations at the 2020 forum;
5.
Also welcomes in this regard the further development of integrated
national financing frameworks, in support of nationally owned sustainable
development strategies, in order to further implement the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, aimed at effectively mobilizing and aligning a wide range of financing
sources and instruments with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and
making use of the full potential of all means of implementation;
6.
Looks forward to the summary by the President of the Economic and
Social Council of the 2020 Economic and Social Council forum on financing for
development follow-up, as well as the summary by the President of the General
Assembly of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, held on
26 September 2019; 10
7.
Emphasizes that timely and adequate planning for the 2020 Economic and
Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up is of paramount
importance to its substantive work and outcome;
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Resolution 73/291, annex.
A/74/260.
Resolution 69/313, annex.
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2019 (United Nations publications,
Sales No. E.19.I.7).
A/74/559.
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