Nine years after the historic agreement on financing for development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, United Nations Member States once again convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to renew the push for sustainable development financing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Faced with sky-high debt burdens and costs of capital, developing countries have limited prospects of financing the Sustainable Development Goals,” stated António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations in a video message to the conference.
He continued: “The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development provides a unique opportunity to tackle these challenges head on. It opens the door for world leaders to adopt ambitious reforms to deliver affordable long-term financing at scale – and deliver the SDG Stimulus. And it presents a unique opportunity to reform an international financial system that is outdated, dysfunctional and unfair.”
- View the programme
- View the detailed programme
- Watch the First PrepCom for FfD4 Sessions On Demand here
- Read all the Plenary Session statements here
- Read the Press Release
- View the Media Advisory
- View the Side Events programme
- View the information note UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, speaking at the 1st FfD PrepCom
Background Notes & Concept Notes
Ministerial Scene Setter (AM) 
Ministerial Scene Setter (PM)
Cross-Cutting Issues
Domestic & Public Resources
Domestic & International Private Business & Finance Under Secretary-General of DESA, Li Junhua, speaking at the 1st FfD PrepCom
International Development Cooperation
International Trade as an Engine for Development
Debt & Debt Sustainability
Addressing Systemic Issues
Science, Technology, Innovation & Capacity Building
Data, Monitoring & Follow Up