Civil Society & Business Sector
The General Assembly has stressed the importance of the full engagement of all stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations and business sector entities, in the Conference and its preparatory process.
- Accreditation and registration
- Participation in Round Tables
- Participation in the CSO Global Forum and the International Business Forum
- Participation in the preparatory process
Accreditation and registration to the Conference
Registration is open to all non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and to all non-governmental organizations and business sector entities accredited to the Monterrey and Doha Conferences or to their follow-up processes.
Interested non-governmental organizations and business sector entities that are not in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council or were not accredited to the Monterrey or Doha Conferences shall apply to the General Assembly for accreditation, following the accreditation procedures established during the Conferences.
Civil Society
Online and of non-governmental organizations to the Conference and its preparatory process is available through the .
See the list of NGO participants registered to the Conference.
Business sector
Registration of business sector entities to the Conference is coordinated by the .
Participation in Round Tables at the Conference
Each round table will be open to participation by up to six representatives of accredited civil society organizations, and up to six representatives of accredited business sector entities.
Civil Society
The selection of civil society round table speakers will be coordinated by the . To express your interest and communicate with the Group, please join the Civil Society FfD listserv, which is an open platform that serves as an important channel of communication and coordination for civil society organizations engaged in the FfD3 process. To join the list, please visit the following listserv address, and provide your full name, job title, and organization: .
Processing of requests can take 3-5 days. If you experience difficulties in joining the listserv, please write to: Matt.Simonds@ituc-csi.org. Please do not write to this address for other matters.
Please note that the listserv is for civil society organizations. Governmental and for-profit organizations are not eligible to join the group.
Business sector
The selection of business sector round table speakers will be coordinated by the Business Sector Steering Committee on Financing for Development. For further information, please contact Ms. Lea Felluss from the International Chamber of Commerce (info@ffdbusinesscommittee.org).
Participation in the CSO Global Forum and the International Business Forum
The CSO Global Forum will be held on 11-12 July 2015 in Addis Ababa. It is organized by the Addis CSO Coordination Group in cooperation with the Ethiopian Government. Further details will be shared on the website of the or through the Civil Society FfD listserv (see above).
The International Business Forum will be held on 14 July 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa. It is organized by the Business Sector Steering Committee on Financing for Development. Further information on registration is available on the website of the .
Participation in the Preparatory Process
In addition to the substantive informal sessions held from October to December 2014, the preparatory process for the Addis Ababa Conference included two days of informal interactive hearings with civil society and the business sector, convened on 8-9 April 2015. The hearings fostered dialogue between Member States and non-governmental actors on all substantive issues related to the Conference. They also provided civil society organizations and business sector entities with an opportunity to share their views and recommendations on the draft outcome document of the Conference.