The original aim of the "Financing for Development - Investing in Women" webservice was to facilitate access to debates, main issues and documents that were part of the 2001 - 2002 women's NGO preparation for the international conference on Financing for Development (FfD) that took place 18.- 22. March 2002 in Monterrey, Mexico.

As we find that many of the resources, papers and analysises created in the course of the FfD Women's Consultation preparatory proces may still serve as relevant and interesting reading and as a usefull resource in the follow up processes, you will still find information and useful links on:

• the background and preparation for the Financing for Development conference
  
• the women's consultation forum, introduction, regional focal points and contact points
  
• discussion and background papers, statements and recommendations done in the context of the women's consultation forum, as well as other central NGO background papers
  
• links to international partners in the FfD and women's consultation process