CDP members participated in events on financing for development and commodity dependence

On 22 April, CDP member Jose Antonio Ocampo moderated the panel on “The road to FfD 4” at the Financing for Development Forum. 
The recording for this session (as well as the opening statements, keynote address and presentation of the Financing for Development Report) is available on UN Web TV
More information on the Forum can be found here.

On 26 April, CDP member Keith Nurse participated in the informal interactive dialogue convened by the President of the General Assembly on commodity markets.
The recording is available on UN Web TV.


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