The Leading Group is successively chaired by a different country every year. At the end of each mandate, a statement or summary is prepared to communicate the progress of its work. All statements and other reference materials can be found in this section.
The Declarations
Nigeria’s chair summary following the 12th Plenary Session of the Leading Group, Abuja, 17th January 2014
The 11th Plenary Meeting of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development
Helsinki, 6th February 2013
The final declaration of Rio underlines in its article 267 the role played by innovative financing.
This declaration was delivered during the 10th Plenary Session of the Leading Group organized in Madrid on February 27th, 2012.
The Cannes Summit Final Declaration underlines the role played by innovative financing, especially in the paragraph 82.
Bamako Declaration
following the Ninth Plenary Session, 25 June 2011
At the fourth AU/ECA Joint Meeting of African Ministers of Finance, whose theme was “Governing Development in Africa”, the Malian Presidency of the Leading Group and the Group’s Permanent Secr
The Leading Group gathered for its 8th plenary session last 16-17 December 2010 in Tokyo. Conclusions of the Japanese Presidency are enclosed :
High representatives have strongly supported innovative financing during the MDGs Summit organized by the United Nations last 20-22 September 2010.
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Declaration of Santiago Seventh Plenary Meeting of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development
January 28-29, 2010
G8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS’ MEETING
Rome, 11-12 June 2009
The Leading Group took was very active during the Doha Conference on november 2008.
The Leading Group on Solidarity Levies to Fund Development, consisting of 55 member countries, and working in conjunction with international organizations (particularly United Nations-related
The European Union strongly supports innovative financing as it is shown in this European Council declaration made on november 11th, 2008.
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER AND POVERTY
25th September 2008, New York, U.N. High Level Event on MDGs
The High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development took place on 23 and 24 October 2007 in New York.
New York, september, 14th 2005
Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development
Please find below the paragraph regarding innovative financing of the Monterrey declaration as well as the declaration itself: