At the fifth plenary meeting in Conakry in Guinea, on 6 and 7 November 2008, the Leading Group called for a change in scale in the implementation of innovative financing mechanisms and unanimously adopted the Conakry Declaration. The Group also put forward a common message for the Doha Conference in December 2008.
Guinea 2008
The rotating presidency passed to Guinea at a particularly important moment in the lead-up to the Doha International Conference on Financing for Development in December 2008.
The Doha Conference injected fresh momentum into innovative financing mechanism following the pilot phase begun in Monterrey.