Senior finance officials undergo training to explore the benefits of Integrated National Financing Framework

Senior officials involved in national planning, budgeting, public financing policy and monitoring and review are undergoing a three day training to explore the benefits of an Integrated National Financing Framework to support long-term development goals for the country.

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in partnership with the Government of Fiji are collaborating on the training.

INFF helps countries strengthen planning processes and overcome existing impediments to financing sustainable development at the country level.

Permanent Secretary of Finance Shiri Gounder says the sustainable financing is not just about accessing funds, it’s about ensuring that our financing systems are resilient.

Gounder says this requires collaboration across all sectors – Government, the private sector, civil society, and our development partners.

He says the whole-of-government approach is essential for ensuring coherence between different ministries, departments and sectors and for making sure that the financing strategies we develop today will sustain the implementation of our NDP well into the future.

UN Resident Coordinator Dirk Wagener says the Sustainable Development Goals financing gap needs to be bridged and a reform of the international financial architecture will play a key role in this process.