Workshop on Leveraging Public and Private Investment to accelerate the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action in North and Central Asia-28 APR ME SZtc[50]
and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing a workshop to enhance policymakers’ knowledge on opportunities to access and scale up public and private sources of financing in line with the VPoA
priority areas. The workshop will place particular emphasis on financing regional connectivity and
sustainable infrastructure investment in the sub-region. Through the exchange of experiences and
good practices from policymakers and experts, the workshop will contribute to a better
understanding of the subregion’s opportunities to unlock more and diverse investments for LLDCs
in North and Central Asia. Discussions will also highlight the importance of engagement with
various stakeholders, including governments, international financial institutions, and the private
sector, in addressing emerging challenges and seizing the opportunities offered by innovative and
sustainable finance for LLDCs.
Objective and expected outcome The Capacity Building Workshop aims to increase the capacity of policymakers of LLDCs to
identify, access and scale-up public and private sources of financing for the implementation of the
VPoA in North and Central Asia by:
• Sharing experiences and best practices on successful partnerships to mobilize private and
public sources of financing to implement the VPoA in North and Central Asia.
• Exploring challenges, priorities and needs on connectivity investment and financing, and
proposing focus areas in resource mobilization for the way forward.
• Discussing opportunities to enhance access to and scale up sustainable finance in North
and Central Asia, including through innovative financing instruments.
Participants Target participants of the Workshop include stakeholders involved in implementing the VPoA in
North and Central Asia and its six priority areas as well as experts on sustainable and innovative
finance:
• Policymakers, representatives from governments, public and private sector institutions in
North and Central Asia;
• Representatives from financial institutions, technical experts, and academia;
• UN organizations, international financial institutions, regional and subregional
organizations.
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Roadmap for Implementation of VPoA for LLDCs,
https://www.un.org/ohrlls/content/roadmap-implementation-vpoa-lldcs
