2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development & 4th PrepCom for FFD4

The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development will be held on 28 to 29 April 2025, followed by the Fourth Preparatory Committee (4th PrepCom) Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) from 30 April to 1 May 2025 at Trusteeship Council, UN Headquarters, New York.

On 28 April, in an exceptional joint effort by the President of ECOSOC and the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of FFD4, Ministers and high-level officials will have the opportunity to express their views and foster political momentum for the FFD4 Conference. 

The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions for FFD4. Held back-to-back with the 4th FFD Preparatory Committee session, the deliberations of the forum will feed into the discussions on the outcome of the FFD4.

Both events bring together heads of state and government, ministers and high-level government officials as well as senior officials of international organizations. Civil society organizations, the business sector and local authorities will also be represented.

The 2025 Forum will be livestreamed on UN Web TV.

Please click on the category in this Participate page that best describes your organization to find the suitable registration portal.

Joint Call for Side Events

The official programme of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FFD Forum) and the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the FFD4 (4th PrepCom) will be complemented by side events. These events provide an additional platform to advance dialogue on the Financing for Development agenda.

Side events are the sole responsibility of the organizers, and submission of a proposal does not guarantee approval. The deadline for submitting proposals is 28 March 2025, and proposals submitted after this date will not be considered.

For further inquiries, please contact the Financing for Sustainable Development Office at desa-ffd4-sideevents@un.org.

Applications for side event proposals during ECOSOC forum and 4th PrepCom (28 April- 1 May 2025) can be submitted here:

Side Events Registration Form

For those interested in organizing side events during FFD4 in Seville, please stay tuned for updates.