The Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development, convened by the Secretary-General to follow up on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda , comprises over 60 United Nations agencies, programmes and offices, regional economic commissions and other relevant international institutions. The Task Force is chaired by Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. The Financing for Sustainable Development Office of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs serves as the coordinator and substantive editor, while the major institutional stakeholders of the Financing for Development process, the World Bank Group, IMF, WTO, UNCTAD and UNDP, also take a central role.
The IATF has so far published nine Financing for Sustainable Development Reports, which have served as the main substantive inputs to the annual ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up (FFD Forum) and to preparations for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), as well as policy briefs and other analytical materials.
The Task Force’s mandate, first set out in paragraph 133 of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and further detailed in the 2016 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up conclusions and recommendations, has been renewed and reinforced by the Sevilla Commitment, or Compromiso de Sevilla, adopted by consensus at the FFD4 held from 30 June to 3 July 2025.
Paragraphs 65(a) and (b) of the Sevilla Commitment mandate the Task Force to i) continue reporting annually on progress in implementing the Financing for Development outcomes and the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda, advise the intergovernmental follow-up on progress, gaps and recommendations for corrective action, while taking into consideration the national and regional dimensions, and present findings in a more interactive and user-friendly manner; ii) deepen substantive discussions at the ECOSOC FFD Forum through a biennial in-depth review, starting in 2026 with the action areas on domestic and international private business and finance; international trade as an engine for development; international financial architecture and systemic issues; and data, monitoring and follow-up, enabling deeper IATF reporting and supporting more substantive negotiations.
Going forward, the IATF will continue to strengthen its joint analytical work in support of the reinforced FFD follow-up process at the global, regional, and national levels, to help ensure that global commitment translates into tangible actions.
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