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 Sevilla Commitment (Compromiso de Sevilla). It reflects the co-facilitators best efforts to arrive at consensus and reflects a balanced, ambitious, and actio

First Biennial Summit for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient global economy: Implementing commitments on financing the SDGs

The Biennial Summit, an initiative of the Secretary-General, is a platform designed to align multilateral efforts and the international financial system around shared goals for sustainable development.

The first convening of the Summit took place during the High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly on 24 September 2025, with the following objectives:

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 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development will be held on 28 to 29 April 2025, followed by the Fourth Preparatory Committee (4th PrepCom) Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) from 30 April to 1 May 2025 at Trusteeship Council, UN Headquarters, New York.

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