Report of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus

The Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to review the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, Qatar, 29 November, 2 December 2008) resulted in the adoption by consensus of the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development. Officials from more than 160 countries, including nearly 40 Heads of State or Government, attended the four day conference. The Doha Declaration reaffirmed the Monterrey Consensus and called for a United Nations conference at the highest level on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development.