Feminist perspectives on international cooperation and financing for development after FFD4 (HLPF 2025 Side Event).
With the successful conclusion of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the global community now has a critical opportunity to implement the Compromiso de Sevilla and advance a feminist, gender-transformative financing agenda.
The conference marked a turning point in integrating gender equality into development finance, reinforcing that a gender-blind approach is no longer acceptable.
To move forward, action must focus on three key areas:
- Reforming the international financial architecture: Concrete steps must be taken to achieve gender parity in decision-making spaces, particularly within Multilateral Development Banks and international financial institutions. Ensuring women's full, equal, and meaningful participation in financial governance is essential to a just and inclusive financing framework.
- Investing in the care economy: It is imperative to prioritize care as a public good. Countries should commit to building comprehensive, sustainable, and universal care systems, supported by high-quality public services and infrastructure. These must aim to redistribute unpaid care work and support a gender-equal division of labor, while facilitating transitions from informal to formal employment.
- Advancing gender-transformative fiscal policies: Implementing gender-responsive budgeting and taxation, supported by technical capacity building and policy standards, is essential. Fiscal policies must promote access to healthcare, education, and social protection, while ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive rights.
Moving the Compromiso de Sevilla forward requires shared learning, bold commitments, and collective action toward feminist international cooperation and a financing agenda that enables sustainable and inclusive development for all.
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