High Level Conference 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011 —
Friday, December 16, 2011
03:00 PM — 01:00 PM
Temporary North Lawn Building Conference Room 4
United Nations Headquarters, New York

The CERF annual High-level Pledging Conference was hosted by ERC Valerie Amos, and chaired by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. Other participants included IOM Director-General, Mr. William Lacy Swing; the Minister of Population, Women’s Promotion and Child Protection of Niger, Ms. Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi; and Mr. Christian Friis Bach, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark.

At the conference, 45 Member States, Observers and a regional government pledged $375 million to the CERF for 2012 - a $16 million increase over 2011 pledges. The amount reflects increases in donor funding from 17 Member States.