Preparatory Events

Leading to the final Conference in San José there was an ongoing process of discussions during the preparatory meetings and consultations in Vienna, New York, Washington D.C. and Geneva. These meetings discussed the joint declaration and joint action plans in informal thematic open dialogues and consultations.

Date & Venue	Meeting Title	Action
4 – 5 February 2013 Vienna	Open Dialogue on Networks for Prosperity	Overall concepts and definition
6 March 2013 New York	Open Dialogue on Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry	Meeting and open dialogue, based on input paper
21 March 2013 Vienna	Briefing to Member States	Latest developments and way forward
15 April 2013 New York	Open Dialogue on Inclusive Growth and Prosperity	Meeting and open dialogue, based on input paper
29 – 30 April 2013 Vienna	Consultations	Informal consultations on joint declaration
29 April 2013 Geneva	Briefing to Member States	Meeting and open dialogue
8 May 2013 Vienna	Thematic Dialogue on (i) Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry, (ii) Inclusive Growth and Prosperity, and (iii) Financing for Sustainable Economic Development	Meeting and open dialogue
9 – 10 May 2013 Vienna	Consultations	Informal consultations on joint declaration
13 May 2013 Mexico	Regional Preparatory Meeting	Regional Meeting
16 May 2013 Washington D.C.	Open Dialogue on Network Governance, Knowledge Networking, and the Global Development Potential of Middle-Income Countries	Meeting and open dialogue
16 – 17 May 2013 Minsk	Regional Conference “The Middle-Income Countries Perspective on Sustainable Development in CIS, Eastern and Southern Europe”	Regional Conference
23 May 2013 Amman	Regional Preparatory Meeting	Regional Meeting
27 May 2013 Vienna	Consultations	Informal consultations on joint declaration
29 May 2013 Vienna	Consultations	Informal consultations on joint declaration
6 June 2013 New York	Open Dialogue on the draft San José Declaration	Consultations on joint declaration
10 – 11 June 2013 San José	Preparatory Meeting for the High- Level Conference	Final informal consultations on joint declaration
12 – 14 June 2013 San José	High-Level Conference	Plenary statements Side events/forum Informal consultations

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High-level Conference of Middle-Income Countries in Costa Rica - CIRI - CIRI says:

3 June 2013 at 2:21 pm

[...] Middle-income countries are the fastest economically growing group of countries. Nevertheless, they account for more than 70 % of the world’s poorest people. Hence, this conference discusses the need to include multiple actors to the development path of these countries, such as civil society, private sector, and academia, in addition to governments at all levels. There is strong emphasis on networks for knowledge sharing, transfer, and creation to reduce inequality between MICs and bolster cooperation for development. One of the assumptions of the conference is that “Limited access to knowledge hampers progress towards inclusive growth and employment creation, as well as technological progress for sustainable development, and for food, nutrition and energy security.” (Concept Note, available here). An overview of the preparatory events with links to the main documents can be found here. [...]