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Setting the Scene: Overview of the Mexico HLM Setting the Scene: Overview of the Mexico HLM

Young-kyu PARK

Director, Development Policy Division

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Korea

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4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

2012

Busan Partner-ship

(GPEDC)

launched

2014

1st High-Level Meeting for

Busan Partner-ship

2015

Post-MDGs Development

Agenda

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OverviewOverview

Progress since High Level Meeting in Busan

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Overview of the Mexico HLMOverview of the Mexico HLM

1st High-Level Meeting of the Busan Global Partnership -“Building toward an Inclusive Post-2015 Development Agenda”

• Date : April 15-16, 2014

• Venue : BANAMEX Center, Mexico City

• Participants : (approx.) 1,500 people from developing countries, providers, SSC

providers, international organizations (UNDP, OECD, etc), CSOs, etc.

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Overview of the Mexico HLMOverview of the Mexico HLM

Session 1 : Progress since Busan 

- Review progress and take new steps to boost impact of the commitments made at the HLM-4.

Session 2 : Tax and domestic resource mobilisation

- Take action to step up and support development co-operation so that it can boost tax col-lection and cut illicit financial flows in developing countries.

Session 3 : The role of middle-income countries

- look at ways to intensify support to poverty reduction and inclusive growth in middle-in-come countries.

Session 4 : South-South and triangular cooperation and knowledge sharing

- Find ways to support development co-operation with and between developing countries, in-cluding through knowledge and know-how exchange.

Session 5 : Private sector in development

- Among other initiatives, participants will set a road map for more, better development co-operation between business and governments.

Agenda of the 1st HLM in MexicoAgenda of the 1st HLM in Mexico

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Overview of the Mexico HLMOverview of the Mexico HLM

Communiqué Communiqué

- Outcome document of the Mexico HLM.

- Plenary Seven : “Consultation on the draft First High-Level Communiqué ”(to be presented by Mr. Escanero)

- Session intended to provide an opportunity for countries from Asia and the Pacific to share their views on the draft communiqué.

Focus sessionsFocus sessions

- Expected to facilitate an interactive and inclusive discussion of different perspectives on effective development cooperation

-Workshops, round tables, panel dis-cussions, TED-style talks, etc.

Knowledge and Innovation MarketplaceKnowledge and Innovation Marketplace

- Stands measuring 3×3m2

- To display posters, distribute materials regarding GP Principles

-Deadline extended to 12 March

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• Pursuit of the Effective Development Cooperation

- promotes inclusive partnership among multi-stakeholders

• Institutionalization of the Busan Global Partnership

- Active outreach under the GPEDC framework and the annual

workshop

• Post-2015 Development Agenda

- Urgent need to make a solid link between the Busan

Partnership and the Post-2015 agenda

Importance of the1st High-Level Meeting in MexicoImportance of the1st High-Level Meeting in Mexico

Importance of the 1st HLMImportance of the 1st HLM

Thank you!Thank you!