The United Nations and international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, have complementary mandates in global economic governance.
The 31st Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters will be held from 21 to 24 October 2025 at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The co-facilitators of the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development present to the co-chairs of the FFD4 Preparatory Committee their final revised text of the Compromiso de Sevilla. It reflects the co-facilitators best efforts to arrive at consensus and reflects a balanced, ambitious, and action-oriented outcome document. They believe that the implementation of the outcome document will lead to the reform of the international financial architecture, address the cost of borrowing, and scale up investment to close the financing gap for
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) provided a unique opportunity to reform financing at all levels, including to support reform of the international financial architecture and addressing financing challenges preventing the urgently needed investment push for the SDGs. FFD4 Conference was held in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre.
The First Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document was released by the co-facilitators (Mexico, Nepal, Norway and Zambia) on Monday, 10 March 2025. The draft builds on comments that delegations and stakeholders provided on the zero draft outcome document and restates the commitment to an ambitious and action-oriented outcome document.
Click here to read the First Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document
Member agencies of the Inter-agency Task Force submitted Policy Briefs as a contribution to the Zero Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document.
Celebrating 20 Years of International Tax Cooperation
The UN Tax Committee strengthens international cooperation on tax matters, domestic and international, with a special focus on needs and capacities of developing countries in this area. It generates practical guidance for governments, tax administrators and taxpayers to strengthen tax systems for sustainable development.
The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development will be held in Conference Room 1 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 6 December 2024.
The co-facilitators of the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) – Mexico, Nepal, Norway and Zambia – released an elements paper on Friday, 22 November 2024.