2015 will be a critical year for global development, as countries negotiate financial commitments to implement the post-2015 development agenda, eradicate poverty and drive inclusive growth.
But how will these financial commitments be negotiated and what will bring governments together?
Taking past experience as a guide, governments will set their own internal positions and then discuss them with their peers at policy forums such as the United Nations, G-8 and G-20 meetings, and sometimes behind closed doors.