Organised by the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, the Permanent Mission of Portugal, UN-OHRLLS, and UN-DESA, the session aimed to:
1. Share knowledge and progress among stakeholders on vulnerability
2. Foster dialogue among stakeholders to promote improved understanding of vulnerability and the MVI
3. Identify opportunities to better integrate vulnerability into development financing mechanisms to meet the needs of vulnerable countries
Opening remarks
Keynote Address: Vulnerability and Development Finance
Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of Economic Affairs, UN-DESA
Panel Discussion: Practical pathways for integrating vulnerability into development financing
Moderated by: Mr. Abdoul Salam Bello, Chief of Office, UN-OHRLLS
Panellists: