Japan Assumed the Presidency of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development
June 1, 2010
Japanese
- Japan has officially participated in the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development since 2008, and assumed the Presidency of the Group on June 1.
- As President, Japan is scheduled to host the Eighth Plenary Meeting of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development after November 2010.
(Reference) The Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development
This group was established in the occasion of the Paris Ministerial Conference on Innovative Development Financing in March 2006, with the goal of promoting various initiatives regarding innovative financing for development. It was established under the leadership of France, and is a conference for discussion between participating countries (at the time of establishment, it was called the "Leading Group on Solidarity Levies to Fund Development"). Japan participated as an observer from the Second Plenary Meeting (February 2007) to the Fourth Plenary Meeting (April 2008), and officially joined from the Fifth Plenary Meeting (November 2008). There are currently sixty member countries (including five observer countries).
Attachment(PDF): Minister's statement
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