Development

Representatives of UN specialized agencies and programmes, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations from around the world will address the Conference as its general debate concludes.

SEVILLA, SPAIN (3 July) — Financing for development was never just about finding money for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it was and still is about shifting the very foundations of a global financial architecture that reproduces instability, a speaker at today’s round-table discussion reminded delegates at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the closing of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla, Spain, today:

Coverage of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, in Sevilla, Spain, 30 June-3 July.

In Yemen, the two local water authorities in Taiz governorate reached a technical agreement to jointly manage the water supply systems, restoring essential services disrupted for nearly a decade amid conflict and institutional fragmentation.

SEVILLA, SPAIN (2 July) — The international community must rally around the assailed multilateral trading system so that rules-based, inclusive and transparent trade can fulfil its role as a driver of sustainable growth, stressed those gathered at this morning’s round-table discussion at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.

SEVILLA, SPAIN (2 July) — Against the backdrop of a record-breaking heatwave in Sevilla, representatives of small island developing States highlighted the importance of climate finance that takes into account their vulnerabilities, as speakers at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development considered how best to move beyond abstract commitments towards concrete implementation.

SEVILLA, SPAIN (1 July) — Development assistance must be reframed as a partnership, rather than a one-way street, speakers at this afternoon’s round table at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development underscored.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the high-level session of the International Business Forum, in Sevilla, Spain, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the special event “Forging a Common Agenda to Achieve Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries”, in Sevilla, Spain, today: