In preparation for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD 3), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will host a regional consultation for African stakeholders. The consultation will constitute a pre-event of the Eighth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union (AU) Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration, and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which will take place on 25-31 March 2015. The consultation will discuss: development finance priorities for Africa in the context of structural transformation; recommendations put forth in the Report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (ICESDF) and other relevant material on FfD and the post-2015 development agenda; and an outcome statement that will establish the draft Common African Position on Financing for Development during the intergovernmental negotiations process. Participants will include Member State representatives, African experts on financing for development including state and non-state actors, researchers, think-tanks, regional and multilateral financial institutions, and stakeholders.  

dates: 23-24 March 2015  
venue: UN Conference Centre  
location: Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia  
contact: Gamal Ibrahim  
phone: +251-11-5433259  
e-mail: Geibrahim@uneca.org  
www: http://www.uneca.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-documents/COM/com2015/se_one-pager-ffd-consultation_v4-rev.pdf
 http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/overview/third-conference-ffd/rc.html