(5th meeting) 2024 ECOSOC Financing for Development…

Panel Discussion 5: International trade as an engine for development

This session will analyze the significant changes in international trade dynamics that  have taken place since the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. In view of the marked lack of progress in the growth and diversification of exports from developing  countries, particularly those dependent on primary commodities, the session will assess innovative strategies and policy actions needed to improve commodity dependent countries' position in international markets.

Panel discussion 6: Debt and debt sustainability

In the context of a changing global macro-financial landscape, this session will look at  the drivers of debt and debt vulnerabilities, progress in debt crisis prevention and  resolution, and remaining gaps and solutions for the sovereign debt architecture. Innovative debt instruments e.g. debt for nature/climate swaps and state-contingent  debt instruments may also be addressed in this session.