10–14 February: 4th Financing for Development Conference 3rd Preparatory Committee Session
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Event Details
DATE
10 - 14 February 2025
LOCATION
Online and New York, United States
About
The Third Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 14 February 2025. FfD4 is a once in a decade opportunity to support reforming the international financial architecture and financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Session will provide a platform to reflect on the zero draft Outcome Paper, which is based on Member States and other stakeholders' inputs and puts forward potential elements of the Outcome Document of the Conference.
UNDP is actively engaged in the process, and we invite you to join the side events online to learn more about our innovative work in sustainable finance to achieve the SDGs. The Third PrepCom Session website has more information about the process.
UNDP side events
| TUESDAY 11 February 2025 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET | Resource Mobilization and Innovative Finance: Advancing Sustainable Bond Markets Through Strategic Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean | Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters, New York | This roundtable aims to establish a foundation for strong partnerships among UN organizations, multilateral development banks, and investment banks - enabling joint efforts to foster innovative solutions for advancing sustainable bond markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. By aligning expertise and resources, such collaborations can drive financing - and concrete progress - towards the SDGs and other sustainable development targets across the region. |
| WEDNESDAY 12 February 2025 | |||
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET | From Fragility and Crisis to Resilience and Development through Sustainable Finance | Conference Room E, UN Headquarters, New York | The side event will examine the barriers to financing in fragile and crisis contexts, and showcase how these challenges are being addressed through innovative financing solutions at the country level. It will also foster discussion on how and where to scale up good practices, and what commitments are needed through the FfD4 process to support these efforts. |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET | Finance for All: Solutions from local and regional governments | Conference Room 8, UN Secretariat, New York | This side event presents concrete solutions for regional and local governments to contribute in financing sustainable development. The event will shed light on how investments through local governments can boost sustainable economic growth across the country, building trust in the public sector and strengthening asset-management capacities to advance the SDGs. The event is co-hosted by United Cities and Local Governments, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNDESA, UNDP and UNCDF. |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET | Public Finance for SDGs: Taking Forward the Dialogue | Conference Room D, UN Headquarters, New York | The 2025 Dialogue on Public Finance and SDGs brought together finance ministers, development partners, and experts to examine integrated approaches for mobilizing and managing public resources towards the SDGs. This event uses insights from the Dialogue to inform collaborative action and ensure that developing country perspectives shape tangible outcomes at FfD4. The event is co-hosted by UNDP, Government of Finland and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET | Tax Inspectors Without Borders: From AAAA to FfD4 - Strengthening Tax Cooperation for the 2030 Agenda | Conference Room E, UN Headquarters, New York | A flagship initiative launched under the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has demonstrated the power of practical, hands-on cooperation in international tax matters. With US$2.3 billion in additional tax revenues and US$6.05 billion in tax assessments generated across 70 countries, TIWB has proven its effectiveness in enhancing tax capacity. As the international community shapes new commitments through the Financing for Development process, TIWB stands ready to expand its role in transforming tax cooperation into concrete development outcomes that advance the 2030 Agenda. The event is co-hosted by the Government of Finland and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, UNDP, and OECD. |
| THURSDAY 13 February 2025 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET | Aligning Private Business and Finance with the SDGs: The Role of ISO/UNDP Standards | Online | This event will explore the critical role of the ISO-UNDP partnership in advancing sustainability through standards and discuss the transformative potential of these tools in driving accountability, fostering partnerships, and scaling SDG-aligned investments globally. |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm ET | Debt Instruments and Human Rights: Innovative Financing to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking | Online | This roundtable will explore the potential of thematic bonds in addressing modern slavery and human trafficking. It will highlight the critical role of financial innovation and sustainable debt in building resilient, inclusive economies while combating exploitation. The event is co-hosted by UNDP and the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations. For more details, please find the concept note here. |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET | Developing a playbook: actions for collaboration between finance institutions and development institutions | Conference Room D, UN Headquarters, New York and online | This event will advance discussion among partners about concrete ways of working and new initiatives to catalyse action on the FfD agenda. The outcomes of this meeting can be the foundation for discussion at the upcoming FICS Summit and beyond in order to shape concrete commitments at the FfD4 Conference in Seville. The event is co-hosted by UNDP, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of South Africa. |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET | EQUANOMICS – Public Finance for Gender Equality: Placing Gender Equality at the Forefront of the FfD Agenda | Conference Room C, UN Headquarters, New York | This event aims to achieve a consensus on financing for gender equality and to build a strong coalition in support of this agenda, in the lead-up to and during FfD4. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. ET | Future Proofing Development: The Absence of Financial Resilience in a World of Rising Risks | Online | This event will discuss the role of insurance, risk finance and risk sharing in a reformed international financial architecture that enables developing countries to prioritize climate and development investments. In a world of rising climate risks, we will exchange ideas on how to future-proof development, and how the insurance industry can incentivize investment in climate action and resilience. The discussion will focus on partnerships among public- and private-sector partners, which are critical to advance insurance solutions that constitute global public goods. The event is co-hosted by UNDP and the Insurance Development Forum. |
| FRIDAY 14 February 2025 | |||
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET | INFFs and Country Platforms: Strengthening the Alignment Between Investment Plans and Policy Frameworks | Conference Room 5, UN Headquarters, New York and online | This event showcases how INFFs complement other country-led strategies. Countries such as Barbados, Brazil, and Egypt have developed (and some are implementing) financing strategies and investment plans that integrate financing with policy frameworks - demonstrating how alignment can improve the effectiveness of development investments. INFFs and country platforms can work hand in hand to close financing gaps, align investments with the SDGs, and accelerate progress towards national sustainability targets. This event provides a forum to discuss the integration of INFFs and country platforms, and create practical playbook for INFF-country platform integration. Read more here. |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET | Triangulating Climate, Nature and Development through Integrated Finance | Conference Room 5, UN Headquarters, New York | This session will provide with actionable insights on investment in climate and nature within developing countries, emphasizing public and private financing for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Panelists will share experiences of initiatives that bring together climate, nature and development - as well as the financing strategies that underpin them. They will also highlight the collective action necessary for enhancing global cooperation to overcome both political and environmental challenges. Read more here. |
