Organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, this meeting will discuss the major issues facing the world economy and the policy debates that have an important bearing on development prospects and the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The objective of the meeting is to clarify and define the policy directions needed to advance the MDGs.
Panels will address: structural reform and equity; economic and social effects of financial liberalization; trade liberalization and employment; monetary and exchange rate policies and employment; complementary development and social policies; the relationship between human and economic development; and targeted versus universal social policies. High-level policymakers, eminent economists, Ambassadors, representatives of UN agencies and organizations, the World Bank, the IMF, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academia, media and others are expected to attend the meeting.
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