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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
1 April @ 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM UTC-5
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
General Assembly Hall and Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN Headquarters
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 10 am to 6 pm
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 78/162 entitled “Development cooperation with middle-income countries”, the President of the UN General Assembly will convene a high-level meeting on middle-income countries under the theme “Addressing Structural Barriers to Sustainable Development in Middle-Income Countries” on 1 April 2025. The meeting will be held in the General Assembly Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Trusteeship Council Chamber from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Objective
The high-level meeting will discuss the structural barriers for middle-income countries in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and explore the impact of new approaches that go beyond gross domestic product, which could inform international development cooperation, including policy and financial decisions.
Format
The high-level meeting will consist of an opening segment, a plenary segment, and a panel discussion. The meeting will be open to Member States and Observers, the United Nations system, ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations.
Panel Discussion: “International development cooperation with middle-income countries, including policy and financial decisions”
The panel will discuss the role of various types of international development cooperation with middle-income countries in addressing their diverse needs, and the importance of providing coordinated and inclusive support to middle-income countries based on their specific challenges.
Guiding questions:
1. How can Member States build on the Pact for the Future and transform the political commitments into concrete actions towards the development of measures that complement or go beyond GDP?
2. What tailored solutions, policies, initiatives and practices from the international community are proven to be effective to advancing the development of middle-income countries, including with a view towards the digital revolution?
3. How can the international financial architecture be reformed to reflect the economic weight and better fit the needs of middle-income countries, and prevent looming liquidity and debt crises? How to ensure this reform yields the desired more inclusive approach by international financial institutions, multilateral development banks, and bilateral donors to international development cooperation with middle-income countries?
4. What role can the Development in Transition approach play in ensuring that graduated countries don’t face disruptions in their development plans and programs, including access to financing? How to enable equitable, inclusive, and just transition pathways for sustainable development?
5. How to build transformative partnerships within and with middle-income countries? How to leverage the power of South-South cooperation and Triangular cooperation in addressing the development needs of middle-income countries?
6. What is the role of private sector and public-private partnership in crafting policies and providing financing for middle-income countries?
There will be no pre-established list of speakers for the panel discussion. Participants wishing to take the floor during the interactive discussion are invited to press the microphone button.
There will be no pre-established list of speakers for the panel discussion. Participants wishing to take the floor during the interactive discussion are invited to press the microphone button. The time limit will be a maximum of 3 minutes for each speaker.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. NGOS IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC WITH APPROVED UN GROUNDS PASSES FOR 2025 ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETING ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
The meeting will also be broadcast live on UN Web TV
Please click on the following links for the Letter from the President of the UN General Assembly
and the Concept Note and Programme.
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