[Gcap-mujeres] briefing about the HLD

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Dear all,

The IV High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development was held on March 23-
24 at the UN headquarters with more than 70 delegations. Rosa Lizarde and I 
were there as FTF-GCAP representatives. The first day member states made 
speeches about the theme: “The Monterrey Consensus and Doha declaration: 
status of implementation and tasks ahead”.  
It was a shame that only few governments stated the importance of gender 
equality and women empowerment for achieving development. For instance, the 
representative of Norway said that it is essential to include gender 
perspective and development approach to the implementation of the FfD 
agenda. Brazil stated that health, education and gender equality will be 
difficult to achieve if poverty and hunger eradication are not a priority. 
Moreover, the representative of Slovakia said a few words about the 
importance of education, maternal health, strengthening gender equality and 
a human right approach for development. MDGs were mentioned by the majority 
of representatives but the broad human rights agenda including the 
International Agreed Development Goals were only brought up by G77 and few 
others. 
It was important that many delegations mentioned the need for a full 
implementation of the FfD agenda and with this aim they emphasized the 
importance of strengthening the FfD follow up mechanism. For instance, 
Yemen, on behalf of the G77, referred to follow up mechanisms that go beyond 
formal meetings (Norway, Guatemala, Venezuela, Chile on behalf of the Rio 
group). Indonesia also remarked the need of mobilization of the Ad Hoc group 
meeting on financing and the crisis, that was agreed at June 2009 Conference 
on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its impacts on development. 
The reform of the International Financial Architecture in order to be more 
legitimate and representative was also mentioned by many delegations. The 
extent of this reform is one of the contentious issues. Some delegations 
stated that a significant representation of developing countries at the 
Bretton Wood Institutions will be the goal, others asked for a deep reform 
not only a little representation of developing countries at the World Bank 
and IMF. 
On the 24th three simultaneous roundtables were held and three 
representatives of civil society organization made interventions in each 
roundtable. At the afternoon an interactive dialogue about the link between 
financing for development and achieving MDGs was held. In this opportunity 
three civil society representatives took the floor: Kevin Dance, NGO 
Committee on Financing for Development, Fatima Ahmed, Zenab for Women in 
Development and Rajiv Joshi, GCAP. You will find below Rajiv’s speech but I 
am quoting a few lines: 

“We need people centred solutions which put women and young people at the 
centre, we note that increasing feminisation of poverty while it is 
estimated that an additional 300, 000 children have perished as a result of 
the economic crises. We ended the decade with 50% more people living in 
poverty than when the MDGs were first envisaged. If we are to end the next 
decade with a fairer more just world, we need solutions, which are 
consistent, the fierce urgency of now and acknowledge the failures of the 
current system.”

At the interactive dialogue it was a broad consensus that MDG goal 8 on a 
global partnership for development was based on the principles enshrined on 
the Monterrey Consensus and reaffirmed in the Doha Declaration of FfD and 
its implementation calls for a concerted effort of all relevant 
stakeholders. It was recognized that Goal 8 was crucial to mitigate the 
adverse impact of the recent crises on development. 
The Global Social Economy Group (GSEG) meetings were the space for 
strategizing as civil society representatives. It was an important space in 
order to coordinate the key points we wanted to be addressed in each civil 
society intervention. There was no significant participation of south 
organizations but maybe this is related to the change of dates at the last 
minute. Some of the key points that CSOs will continue to advocate for, in 
different arenas, are: Financial Transaction Tax, Special Drawing Rights 
(SDR), Global Governance Reform (including G20 and regional finance 
mechanisms) and Debt work-out mechanism. 

Nicole Bidegain


Mr President,

Thank you for the honour of inviting civil society to participate in this 
High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development and the MDGs, my name is 
Rajiv Joshi and I am here with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, 
which is honoured to be part of the President of the General Assembly’s Task 
Force on CSO Dialogue towards the MDG Summit. GCAP is the worlds largest 
civil society movement calling for an end to global poverty and inequality, 
with national coalitions, civil society organisations and constituency 
groups in over 100 countries, representing peoples at the grassroots, from 
landless in India, Indigenous peoples in the Amazon to Auto workers in 
Detroit, all victims of the same system. 
We see this issue and the need to connect development financing to 
accelerate the MDGs as not only a financial question, but also a moral 
question. This moral crises is guilty of the 7 sins Mahatma Gandhi described 
nearly a century ago. We see a world of:
-	Wealth without work
-	Pleasure without conscience
-	Knowledge without Character
-	Commerce without morality
-	Science without humility
-	Worship without sacrifice
-	Politics without principles
Last year over 4.3% of world GDP was found to stabilise the worlds 
economies, while we recognise this was essential to save jobs and lives of 
people around the world, we cannot understand why, the 1% of World GDP 
needed to overcome poverty and tackle climate insecurity, cannot be found.
Millions of ordinary people are calling on their leaders to recognise the 
fierce urgency of now and act with the emergency measures needed, in 
October, the Global Call to Action Against Poverty and the UN Millennium 
Campaigned mobilised 2.5% of the worlds population, 173 men, women and 
children against poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. These 
citizens are also calling time on the global governance deficit, and seeking 
systemic change.
Nationally this means greater transparency and inclusive participation, 
strengthening the capacity of civil society to hold governments accountable 
for their promises to people. Accountability is key, and without it, 
development finance will not flow to the most vulnerable and corruption will 
continue to infect national development processes. 
Globally too, the deficit of governance must be addressed, this means a 
community of power, inclusiveness and participation of less developed 
economies and greater transparency and accountability. The time has come for 
systemic change; the status quo is leading us to disaster. Without equitable 
governance, development finance will not flow to those most in need.
As we look towards the MDG Summit, we recognise that this is the worlds last 
chance to salvage the promises made in the millennium development goals. The 
time for words has passed. People living in poverty must see action and 
results. This requires specific, measurable, binding and time-bound 
measures, which mobilise the scale of resources, required and empower people 
to lift themselves out of poverty.
We recognise that these emergency measures to rescue the MDGs need systemic 
change, as victims of an unjust system, we are calling for innovative 
financing including proposals such as a financial transaction tax and 
currency taxes, which are needed to mobilise the capital required to 
achieve ‘real’ development and tackle climate change. We are serious. This 
is a major crisis. Without unprecedented action and a change of heart, none 
of the MDGs will be reached, not only would this undermine the legitimacy 
and capacity of International Institutions and processes, but it will fail 
billions of people struggling in a lob sided world.
We need people centred solutions which put women and young people at the 
centre, we note that increasing feminisation of poverty while it is 
estimated that an additional 300, 000 children have perished as a result of 
the economic crises. We ended the decade with 50% more people living in 
poverty than when the MDGs were first envisaged. If we are to end the next 
decade with a fairer more just world, we need solutions, which are 
consistent, the fierce urgency of now and acknowledge the failures of the 
current system.
Mr President,
While we place our fragile world in the hands of our leaders, we, as civil 
society wish to be seen as partners in development, we hope that civil 
society will no longer be excluded, while we see civil society space 
shrinking around the world, we remain hopeful that our voices here are not 
only listened too, but also heard. If civil society is truly involved, we 
believe we can work together to build a more just and equitable world for 
all peoples.
Thank you.

Rajiv Jhosi





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