30 July 2014: The President of the General Assembly (PGA) appointed George Talbot, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, and Geir Pedersen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN, as co-facilitators for the intergovernmental consultations on the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD).

As mandated in Resolution 68/279, titled ‘Modalities for the third International Conference on Financing for Development,’ adopted by the GA in its 99th plenary meeting on 3 July 2014, the PGA appointed two co-facilitators, one from a developed country and one from a developing country, to continue direct intergovernmental consultations on all issues related to the Conference and its preparatory process. [PGA Letter]