Financing for Development Forum

The 2024 ECOSOC Financing for Development (FfD) Forum will be held from 22 to 25 April 2024 in the Trusteeship Council, at UN Headquarters, New York. Civil society organizations and other stakeholders are key to inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogues to address the current global challen

The global economy is facing multiple shocks that are reversing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pandemic, the fallout from the war in Ukraine, rising food and energy prices, and much tighter financial conditions leave many developing countries faced with impossible choices.

At the halfway point to the 2030 Agenda, and at a time when achieving the SDG is in serious peril, many countries are forced to cut back on essential social expenditure and investment in the SDGs and climate action.

Despite progress since the adoption of the Addis Agenda, growing uncertainties and risks threaten development progress and sustainable finance prospects. As global challenges are more integrated, responses become increasingly fragmented. Facing this context, it is more important than ever to bring financing sustainable development to the center of the international agenda. The High-level Dialogue will aim to renew global commitment to financing at the highest political level.