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Foro del ECOSOC sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo 2025 y 4ª Sesión del Comité Preparatorio para la FFD4
El Foro del ECOSOC sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo se celebrará del 28 al 29 de abril de 2025, seguido de la Cuarta Sesión del Comité Preparatorio (4º PrepCom) para la Cuarta Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo (FFD4) del 30 de abril al 1 de mayo de 2025 en el Consejo de Administración Fiduciaria, Sede de las Naciones Unidas, Nueva York.
El 28 de abril, en un esfuerzo conjunto excepcional del Presidente del ECOSOC y los copresidentes del Comité Preparatorio Intergubernamental de la FFD4, los Ministros y altos funcionarios tendrán la oportunidad de expresar sus opiniones e impulsar el impulso político para la Conferencia FFD4.
El Foro de este año tiene una gran importancia y un papel fundamental en la movilización de impulso y soluciones concretas para la FFD4. Celebrado de manera consecutiva con la cuarta sesión del Comité Preparatorio de la FFD, las deliberaciones del foro contribuirán a las discusiones sobre el resultado de la FFD4.
Ambos eventos reúnen a jefes de Estado y de gobierno, ministros y altos funcionarios gubernamentales, así como a altos funcionarios de organizaciones internacionales. También estarán representadas organizaciones de la sociedad civil, el sector empresarial y autoridades locales.
Convocatoria para eventos paralelos
La convocatoria de eventos paralelos para el Foro del ECOSOC sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo (Foro FFD) y la Cuarta Sesión del Comité Preparatorio para la FFD4 (4º PrepCom) ya se ha cerrado. El secretariado está revisando actualmente las candidaturas . El programa final de los eventos paralelos se añadirá pronto.
For those interested in organizing side events during FFD4 in Sevilla, please click here for more information.
Programme for 30th avril, 2025
Science, technology, innovation and capacity building
Panel discussion 3 on specific actions in the first draft of the outcome document on ‘II.G. Science, technology, innovation and capacity building’
Introductory remarks and moderation
H.E. Ms. Alicia Buenrostro Massieu, Deputy Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations
H. E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations
Panelists
Mr. Ahmed Salman Zaki, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Ms. Lois Bruu, Vice President, Humanitarian and Development, Mastercard
Ms. Rougui Fouta Diallo, International Trade Union Confederation
Interactive discussion (2-minute time limit)
Background and Guiding Questions
Science, technology and innovation (STI) are advancing at an unprecedented scale and pace. However, leveraging its full potential for advancing sustainable development is constrained by deepening technological gaps; inadequate digital infrastructure and digital public goods; limited national capacity; and insufficient international support. Unregulated technological advances can also have unintended economic, environmental, and social consequences, and worsen gender inequality. Coordinated national and international efforts are needed to address these challenges.
The STI chapter has three areas of actions: first, actions to realize the full potential of STI in supporting sustainable development, including through strengthening innovation, technology transfer, knowledge sharing, capacity building, financing for STI, and international cooperation; second, actions to increase investment in resilient digital public infrastructure and digital public goods and close the digital divides; and third, actions to leverage digital financial services.
Panelists in this session are invited to pay particular attention to actions on the links and impacts of artificial intelligence on fintech. They are invited to address the following questions:
- How can the ECOSOC FFD Forum and related processes best support inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogues on the intersection of technology, including artificial intelligence, fintech, and sustainable development—particularly in ensuring no one is left behind in the digital transition? (action 54 c)
- As AI-driven financial technologies evolve rapidly across different regions , are there sector specific common values, safeguards, or benchmarks that should guide their development and use to ensure they contribute to inclusive and sustainable development outcomes – and how can such guiding frameworks best be shaped through inclusive and representative global processes? (action 54 d)