GENEVA (29 April 2024) – The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development will hold its ninth session on 1 and 2 May 2024 at United Nations headquarters in New York, with meetings that will be webcast live. The session will, exceptionally, take place over two days instead of three owing to the liquidity situation in relation to the regular budget.
At this session, the Expert Mechanism will assess its progress and foster meaningful exchanges of viewpoints and experiences among Member States and key stakeholders. Deliberations will be enriched by insights from recent and ongoing negotiations, including the Third South Summit, the forthcoming Financing for Development Forum, the Conferences on Small Islands Developing States and on Landlocked Developing Countries, in addition to the Summit of the Future.
The session will feature a general debate, a discussion on proposed studies, and four interactive dialogues with representatives from Member States, civil society, practitioners, and experts:
- Global agreements: From political commitments to contractual or legal obligations and their impact on the right to development (Wednesday 1 May, 3 pm – 5:15 pm)
- Realizing the right to development through North-South, South-South, Triangular, and other sui generis forms of international cooperation: Exploring complementarities and good practices (Thursday 2 May, 10 am – 11 am)
- (iii) Development and climate financing: innovative tools and nature solutions to help realize the right to development (Thursday 2 May, 11.30 am – 1 pm)
- Roundtable with key stakeholders on cross-cutting issues (Thursday 2 May, 3 pm – 5 pm).
