A couple of years back the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs initiated the project Development Financing 2000 with a view to increase awareness, knowledge and international commitment to a strong, effective and well-funded multilateral system for development. Previous studies within the project have focused on the roles and financing needs of the Multilateral Development Banks and the UN development agencies as parts of the multilateral system.
Globalisation in its many aspects has led to opportunities and challenges that require unprecedented efforts in international cooperation. Viewing global concerns - such as HIV/AIDS, peace and security, climate change, biodiversity and financial stability - through the lens of global public goods may offer new insights on how to bring all the relevant actors and financial sources together in a more efficient and coherent international
system.