ITU Participation at the Fourth Conference on Financing For Development

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30 June – 3 July 2025

Seville, Spain

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Background and Programme 

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off track. Decades of progress on poverty and hunger have stalled, and in some cases, been thrown into reverse. Many developing economies are mired in debt, with financing challenges preventing the urgently needed investment push in the SDGs. 

But amid these challenges there lies opportunity. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) provides a unique opportunity to reform financing at all levels, including to support reform of the international financial architecture.  

The International Conferences on Financing for Development are the only space where leaders from all governments, along with international and regional organizations, financial and trade institutions, businesses, civil society, and the UN System unite at the highest levels, fostering stronger international cooperation.

ITU Side Events

  1. Institutional Building Blocks and DPI for E-Commerce in LDCs LLDCs and SIDs: Co-organized by ITU and UN Technology Bank – Confirmed 

  2. Closing the Digital Divide: Building Sustainable Financing Frameworks for Vulnerable Countries” co-organized by ITU and UNECA- Confirmed

  3. Scaling Up Financing for Early Warnings: Raising the Ambition for MHEWS and Strengthening Resilience through Innovative Climate Finance and Partnerships: Co-organized by ITU, WMO, UNDRR, and IFRC – TBC

ITU Participation at main conference

  • ITU SG to deliver a statement at the General Debate. 
  • BDT Director to participate in Multi-stakeholder Roundtable 4 TBC.  

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