World Development Information Day

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. 2026 in-depth review: Data, monitoring, and follow-up Measuring, monitoring, and following up on Sevilla Commitment implementation Adoption of the intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations Adoption of the report Closing of the Forum (Closing remarks by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations) The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well...

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. 2026 in-depth review: Domestic and international private business and finance Private Business and Finance as Drivers of Sustainable Development. Strengthening sustainable business and finance for development impact The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness, a...

A global hub for SDG development finance with an emphasis on bridging the growing SDG investment gap, the SDGI Fair offers a unique opportunity to build collective action around SDG development finance to reach the 2030 SDG Agenda. Scaling Investment Opportunities through Country-led Platforms The 2026 SDG Investment Fair will take place on 21-23 April 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. At the FFD4 conference in Seville over last summer, the special landmark 10th edition brought together leading business actors and senior government officials to co-create win-win solutions and to mobilize SDG aligned investment in emerging markets. This year's programme will build upon that momentum and feature high-level, solution-driven dialogues, thematic investment roundtables, innovation labs, and networking spaces to foster impactful partnerships. Through a series of high-level investment promotion and innovation sharing events, the SDG Investment Fair fosters partnerships and...

   The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Country strategies and regional perspectives on Sevilla Commitment implementation Country strategies and platforms Regional perspectives on Sevilla Commitment implementation General Debate The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness, and Domestic Publi...

2026 ECOSOC FORUM ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT (Side-event). Watch revitalising Development Effectiveness: from Sevilla Commitment to Practice (Fin4Dev Dialogue)! Meetings & Events

The High-Level Ministerial Dialogue under the SPA provides a dedicated political moment to review progress since FFD4, connect national and local implementation experiences, and sustain momentum for financing localized SDG delivery. High level Opening Remarks - The Political Imperative for Localized Finance Keynote Speech, Global Framing: From Commitment to Delivery Interactive Roundtable 1, Ministerial Stocktake: National Progress and Priority Challenges Interactive Roundtable 2, Local & Implementing Actors Stocktake: Delivery, Constraints, and Commitments Keynote Speech, From Policy to Investment: Turning Local Priorities into Bankable SDG Pipelines Closing Remarks - Key Messages to the FFD Summit The High-Level Ministerial Dialogue under the SPA provides a dedicated political moment to review progress since FFD4, connect national and local implementation experiences, and sustain momentum for financing localized SDG delivery. The dialogue follows the internal logic of the Local...

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Special High-Level meeting with the WTO and UNCTAD Focus on the implementation of the Sevilla Commitment actions on trade 2026 in-depth review: International trade as an engine for development International trade as an engine for development in a changing global landscape The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International...

   This roundtable will highlight practical financing strategies, showcase investment opportunities, and explore blended finance approaches to scale impactful investments in nature and water-related sectors. At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, Member States adopted the Sevilla Commitment, establishing a renewed global financing framework to close the SDG funding gap and accelerate sustainable investment. The follow-up process encourages countries to report progress and use the UN Sustainable Development Goals Investment Fair as a key platform for engaging private investors and mobilizing capital. In this context, investment in natural capital, biodiversity, and the blue economy has emerged as a priority, given their potential to support inclusive growth, climate resilience, and food security. Despite growing commitments, private investment in these areas remains limited, particularly for SDG 6 and SDG 14, which face sig...

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Special High-Level meeting with the Bretton Woods Institutions Opening Remarks by intergovernmental representatives. Topic 1: IMF and World Bank Group contribution to the Sevilla Commitment and FFD agenda Topic 2: Debt Topic 3: Investment Closing remarks The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Coope...

Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) side event of the Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up. This 2026 FfD Forum side event, hosted by the Co-Chairs of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (DRC, Indonesia, Sweden, CPDE) together with Ireland, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Zambia and UNU, will showcase how countries are taking the leap from evidence to action for more effective development co-operation. More specifically, countries will share how they are living up to their FfD4 commitments using fresh results from the GPEDC monitoring exercise, identifying persistent gaps, and coordinating across actors in country to translate evidence into policy recommendations for accelerated SDG action. Related Sites and Documents:  Event Page  & Concept Note Where Evidence Meets Action: Country Dialogues Leading Collective Accountability on Development Co-Operation (Fin4Dev Dialogues) Meetings & Events

A global hub for SDG development finance with an emphasis on bridging the growing SDG investment gap, the SDGI Fair offers a unique opportunity to build collective action around SDG development finance to reach the 2030 SDG Agenda. Opening of the SDG Investment Fair Moving from Words to Action: Unlocking private investment in sustainable development after Sevilla From Promise to Impact: Mobilizing privaye capital and strengthening blended finance The 2026 SDG Investment Fair will take place on 21-23 April 2026 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. At the FFD4 conference in Seville over last summer, the special landmark 10th edition brought together leading business actors and senior government officials to co-create win-win solutions and to mobilize SDG aligned investment in emerging markets. This year's programme will build upon that momentum and feature high-level, solution-driven dialogues, thematic investment roundtables, innovation labs, and networking spaces to foster...

   The roundtable, at the margins of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FFD Forum) and SDG Investment Fair, aims to provide a high-level platform for dialogue on Africa's debt challenges and the reforms needed to strengthen both global debt governance and domestic debt management systems within the broader Financing for Development agenda. Specifically, the roundtable organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union (AU) will seek to: Present the key findings of the 2026 Economic Governance Report by ECA on debt governance and its implications for debt management systems in African countries. Examine the policy priorities articulated in the Common African Position on Debt and their implications for reforming the global financial architecture. Identify institutional and policy reforms needed to strengthen transparency, accountability, and coordination in public debt management. Discuss how the Financing for Development pr...

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Key trends and updates across the Sevilla Commitment Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability; International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness; and Domestic Public Resources 2026 in-depth review: International financial architecture and systemic issues (continued) Fostering financial system integrity, innovation, and stability across credit ratings and cross-border payments The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture...

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. 2026 in-depth review: International financial architecture and systemic issues (Ministerial session) Transforming the international financial architecture: Priorities for reform General Debate The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as well as Special focus on Debt and Debt Sustainability, International Development Cooperation and Development Effectiveness, and Domestic Public Reso...

This side event, organized by The Permanent Mission of Egypt, Permanent Mission of Italy, Permanent Mission of Spain, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aims to achieve two core objectives: 1) showcase FAO's strategic approach related to the use of debt swaps as instruments to promote food security, nutrition, and climate; and 2) gather a range of relevant sovereign and multilateral actors that have been engaged in recent years in debt-for-food security swaps, as well as other. In an effort to render agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition), debt swaps can be of critical assistance to low-income countries (LICs) and middle-income countries (MICs). These countries tend to register a limited capacity to access financing and high levels of sovereign debt and often house high levels of food-insecure population, which implies tha...

The Country-led Dialogues aim to: create space for INFF-implementing countries and Member States to share feedback on INFF implementation and progress on Sevilla commitments; and allow INFF partners and the INFF Facility to update on how they are responding to country demand and priority requests going forward. No performance or film screening is planned. The event is part of the follow-up to the Sevilla Commitment (FfD4) and supports the mandate to scale up country support on Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs). The INFF Facility is currently the only global mechanism providing coordinated, direct support to countries on INFF implementation. The dialogue links to the FfD Forum, the implementation of FfD4 outcomes, and the launch of a scaled-up INFF Facility in 2026, of which DESA is a founding partner. Watch the INFF Facility Country-led Dialogues! 03:20:18 Conferences

The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) – a key mechanism of the Financing for Development process, will be held on 20-24 April 2026. Opening of the Forum Presentation of the 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report by Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations 2026 in-depth review: Global financing framework (Ministerial session) The Global Economic Outlook for 2026-2027: Trends and implications for financing for sustainable development The Forum this year assumes added importance and a critical role in mobilizing momentum and concrete solutions from the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Sevilla in June 2025. The 2026 Forum will feature in-depth reviews of four action areas - on Domestic and International Private Business and Finance, International Trade as an Engine for Development, International Financial Architecture and Systemic Issues, and Data, Monitoring and Follow-up, as w...

 The Sevilla Commitment, adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), mandates the establishment of a recurring Special Meeting of ECOSOC on credit ratings for dialogue among Member States, credit rating agencies, regulators, standard setters, long-term investors and public institutions publishing independent debt sustainability analysis. Panel 2: Ratings and assessments methodologies and time horizons Panel 3: Boosting the capacity of developing countries to engage with ratings and assessments Closing session The meeting will include updates on the Secretary General's efforts to engage with credit rating agencies, discussion on the use of credit assessments, exchanges on good practices for regulation of credit rating agencies and sharing of perspectives on credit assessment methodologies. The first Special Meeting in 2026 will focus on three themes: (1) Credit ratings and the cost of capital; (2) Ratings and assessments methodologies and time...

   The Sevilla Commitment, adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), mandates the establishment of a recurring Special Meeting of ECOSOC on credit ratings for dialogue among Member States, credit rating agencies, regulators, standard setters, long-term investors and public institutions publishing independent debt sustainability analysis. Opening remarks (including remarks to be delivered by DSG Amina J. Mohammed on behalf of the Secretary‑General) High-level keynote address Panel 1: Credit ratings and the cost of capital The meeting will include updates on the Secretary General's efforts to engage with credit rating agencies, discussion on the use of credit assessments, exchanges on good practices for regulation of credit rating agencies and sharing of perspectives on credit assessment methodologies. The first Special Meeting in 2026 will focus on three themes: (1) Credit ratings and the cost of capital; (2) Ratings and assessments met...

SEGMENT II: Enhancing Capacities and Innovation on the use of Information and Data. ECOSOC's first Special Meeting on Financial Integrity, mandated by the Sevilla Commitment adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), will provide an inclusive, policy-oriented platform to advance dialogue on combating illicit financial flows . Related Documents:  Concept Note Watch the Economic and Social Council: 10th plenary meeting, 2026 session Economic and Social Council