Side Event | Rethinking public debt policies for the SDGs: Regional perspectives

18 April 2023, 13:30 - 14:30 Eastern Daylight Time (North America) | Open meeting

Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York
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During the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up 2023, the five Regional Commissions of the United Nations - namely, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - hosted a Side Event | Rethinking public debt policies for the SDGs: Regional perspectives last 18 April 2023, at 13.30 - 14:30 hours at Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The potential policy options and approaches to deal with sovereign debt distress while keeping in view the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and long-term climate ambitions were discussed. Given a vast diversity among different regions of the world, this event also discussed policy experiences and lessons which can inform policy formulation and implementation in other regions. It also discussed ways by which enhanced multilateral cooperation, with the support of United Nations Regional Commissions, can facilitate member States and the international development community in taking their initiatives forward.

For further information, here is the side-event summary.

ECOSOC Rethink public debt

ECOSOC 2023 Side event | Rethinking public debt

 

18 Apr 2023
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13:30
14:10
Panel discussion

Panelists [5 minutes each]

  • H.E. Mr. Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Finance, Sri Lanka
  • Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
  • Ms. Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
  • Ms. Elisa Parisi-Capone, Vice President – Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's Investors Service
  • Ms. Shari Spiegel, Chief of Policy Analysis and Development Branch, DESA
  • Mr. Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics, SOAS, University of London and Senior Research Fellow, German Institute of Development and Sustainability

Moderator

  • Mr. Hamza Malik, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP

 

14:10
14:30
Q&A session

Moderator

  • Mr. Hamza Malik, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP
Event Summary
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Joint Policy Brief “Addressing Public Debt Challenges to Effectively Pursue the SDGs: Regional Perspectives”
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Concept Note
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Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division +66 2 288-1234 [email protected]
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