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FFD4 in Conversations
A roundup of how the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) is being discussed in the press, media, blogs, and public discourse.
- International Institute of Sustainable Development (2025): UN Forum Calls for Reform to Improve Development Cooperation
International Institute of Sustainable Development (2025): Summit Seeks to Unlock Public Banks’ Potential for Sustainable Development
International Institute for Sustainable Development (2025: First Draft of FfD4 Outcome Available
IISD (2025): FfD4 Countdown: Resource taxation must be part of the agenda at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference
- IISD (2025): FFD4 Countdown: Resource taxation must be part of the agenda at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (2025): Brookings Paper Identifies Four Priorities for Success at FFD4
- IISD (2025): Negotiations Roadmap for FFD4 Outcome Document Available
- IISD (2025): FFD4 Countdown: The Fourth Financing for Development Conference Must Address Urgent Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries
- LIISD-ENB (10-14 February 2025): “Coverage of 3rd Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 4th International Conference on FfD"
- La Moncloa / The Presidency of the Government of Spain (31 January 2025): “Albares ofrece a diputados y senadores cooperación y consenso de cara a la Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo”
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (12 December 2024): “FfD4: How the Fourth Financing for Development Conference can strengthen finance for development, climate, and nature”
- La Moncloa / The Presidency of the Government of Spain (5 June 2024): “Sánchez addresses the first meeting of the UN Leaders Group on international financing for development and reform of the global financial architecture”
Around the UN System
- United Nations Press Release, Development Cooperation Forum (2025): Opening Development Forum Speakers in Economic and Social Council Urge Reform to Meet Changing Times
- United Nations Press Release, Development Cooperation Forum (2025): Development Cooperation Must Become More Equitable, Impactful, Country-Led, Speakers Stress as Biannual Forum Concludes
- United Nations Press Release, Development Cooperation Forum (2025): Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
- UN Trade and Development (2025): Global debt at a crossroads: What you need to know about the 14th International Debt Management Conference
UN DESA (2025): Opening Remarks at 9th Friends of Monterrey Retreat 2025
- UNCTAD (2025): Financing for development: Reforming global systems to drive progress
- United Nations Secretary General (2025): Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Meeting Session II: Int'l Financial Architecture [as prepared for delivery]
- United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (2025): ASG Brands Kehris: current international debt architecture unfair, unjust and broken, contributing to global human rights crisis
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024): Preparations continue for financing our future
- UN DESA SDG blog (2025): Blended finance is not working; It is time for a new approach for mobilizing private finance for the SDGs at FFD4
- UN DESA (2025): 2025: a turning point for financing a more sustainable future
- UN News (2024): Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief
- UNECA (2024): Preparations Underway for Financing a Sustainable Future
- Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (2024): “Financing Food for a better future”
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (13 January 2025): “Spain and IFAD to boost financing for international development cooperation at the Seville Conference”
- International Monetary Fund (2024): “The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Annual Meetings 2024: Secure A Soft Landing And Break From The Low Growth–High Debt Path”
- UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub (29 January 2025): "Fostering Partnerships for Sustainable Development: The 2025 Dialogue on Public Finance and the SDGs Kicks Off at Columbia University"
- UNDP Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation: "Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)"
- UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (19 December 2024): "Asia-Pacific policymakers call for urgent action to bridge financing gaps for sustainable development"
- UN Economic Commission for Africa (2024): “Regional Consultation for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Africa”
- UNESCO: Closing the global SDG4 financing gap: Accelerating sustainable financing solutions for education
- United Nations Human Rights (2024): Financing for development must advance all human right for all
- UN Office for South-South Cooperation (20 December 2024): “South-South Cooperation Highlighted in Lead-up to 4th International Conference on Financing for Development”
- UNU-WIDER (December 2024): "Blog by José Antonio Ocampo: The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development - What is on the agenda in 2025?"
- UN Women (2024): "Centering women’s economic empowerment in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development"
- UNCTAD (2024): “España en el mundo II- Sesión XIII: Cerrando las brechas: la Agenda 2030 y la Cuarta Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo”