The Fund for International Development of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held its third development forum in Vienna on Tuesday, June 25, last year. On the occasion, oil-exporting countries and some of their partners called for increased international cooperation in order to ensure equitable and sustainable development.

Le 3 ^e The OPEC Fund Development Forum was based on the theme “Fostering Resilience and Equity”. It brought together government leaders, heads of international organizations, and representatives of the global development community to assess current challenges and explore new ways to achieve equitable development. According to the President of OPEC, Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, the forum was an opportunity to examine the architecture of financing for development at a critical time, and called for more discussions on institution-building, infrastructure innovation, and investing in people to promote better global