Launch of the report of the High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda

High-Level Launch Event and Panel Discussion

‍25 February 2021, 8.00 – 10.30 a.m. (EST)

‍Simultaneous interpretation for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish will be available.

We will have a full playback of the event available shortly. In the meantime some of the clips are available below.

The event is being convened to present the report of the FACTI Panel to United Nations Member States and all other stakeholders. The report will provide evidence-based recommendations, building on the successes and ongoing work of existing mechanisms, and priority actions for addressing the identified challenges for tax cooperation, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering. The report is expected to contribute to the overall efforts undertaken by Member States to implement the ambitious and transformational vision of the 2030 Agenda.

Format and programme

The event will bring the FACTI Panel chairs together with high-level representatives from Member States.

The event will consist of two parts: a high-level segment and a moderated panel discussion among invited speakers.

Host: Ms. Maryam Nemazee, Al-Jazeera English

Statements for the event

• Statement by H.E. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly
• Statement by H.E. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
• Statement by H.E. Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council (unavailable)

Related documents

• Joint letter from the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council dated 25 February 2021 conveying the report of the High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI Panel), along with a letter from the Panel’s Co-chairs.

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