Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)

Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)

Why it Matters? 

  • The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will be held from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain. 

What You Should Know? 

  • FfD4 aims to address new and emerging global financing challenges and support the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

  • The conference will focus on reforming the international financial architecture to make it more inclusive and development-oriented. 

  • FfD4 will review progress on key global agreements, including the Monterrey Consensus (2002), the Doha Declaration (2008), and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (2015). 

  • It is the only global forum that brings together governments, international institutions, businesses, civil society, and the UN system to discuss financing development. 

  • As part of the lead-up to FfD4, 59 partner countries (as of 11 December 2024) are participating in the 2023–2026 Global Partnership Monitoring Exercise. 

  • This monitoring tracks country-level progress on achieving more effective development cooperation. 

  • An early harvest of results from this monitoring exercise is expected to be presented before FfD4. 

  • The focus is on improving development effectiveness as a pathway to achieving sustainable development outcomes globally.