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FFD4 Programme


FFD4 conference will feature a dynamic and inclusive programme comprising the official programme, side and special events, and other key events and activities. These key events such as the Civil Society Forum 2025, the International Business Forum, and the Sevilla Platform for Action, which together foster broad-based engagement and collaboration among all stakeholders.

The official programme of FFD4 will take place at FIBES 1, Pavilion 1, featuring high-level opening, plenary, and closing sessions. In addition, six multi-stakeholder roundtables—co-chaired by Heads of State and Government—will address some of today’s most pressing topics, aligned with the FFD action areas and the outcome of the conference.

Overview of the oFFICIAL PROGRAMME (PDF)   Proposed organization of work of FFD4

Official Programme

Programme for 30th June, 2025

FFD4 Second Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation  
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

FFD4 Opening Segment and First Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • Opening of the Conference
  • Election of the President
  • Opening statements by:
    • Pedro Sánchez, President of the Conference and the Government of Spain
    • António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
    • Philemon Yang, President of the United Nations General Assembly
    • Bob Rae, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
    • Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group
    • Representative of the International Monetary Fund
    • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
    • Li Junhua, Secretary-General of the Conference
  • Adoption of the rules of procedure
  • Adoption of the agenda
  • Election of officers other than the President
  • Organization of work and other organizational matters
  • Credentials of representatives to the Conference: appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee
  • General debate
  • Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

Programme for 1st July, 2025

FFD4 Third Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

FFD4 Fourth Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

Programme for 2nd July, 2025

FFD4 Fifth Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

FFD4 Sixth Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

Programme for 3rd July, 2025

FFD4 Seventh Plenary Meeting

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
  • General debate: Statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of delegation
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building

FFD4 Eighth Plenary Meeting and Closing of the Conference

Category: Official Programme
Venue: FIBES 1, Pavilion 1
Organizer: UN DESA FSDO
Date:
Time: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
  • General debate
  • Credentials of representatives to the Conference: report of the Credentials Committee
  • Multi-stakeholder round tables: reports by the Co-Chairs Adoption of the outcome document of the Conference
  • Adoption of the report of the Conference
  • Closure of the Conference
Action Areas: Addressing Systemic Issues, Debt and Debt Sustainability, Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, Domestic Public Resources, International Development Cooperation, International Trade as an Engine for Development, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Capacity Building