Events on LDCs at FfD4 - Sevilla, 30 June to 6 July 2025

The following events are scheduled to take place on-site during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), 30 June to 3 July 2025:

• Transformative impact and mobilizing partnerships for sustainable trade development in the least developed countries (LDCs) to meet global development aspirations.  Co-organized by Djibouti (WTO LDC Coordinator), Finland and the Executive Secretariat for the EIF (ES). Monday, 30 June, 2:30-4:00pm, Room: Side Event 3. 
• Dialogue on climate finance for LDCs and SIDS: Ministerial Roundtable. Organized by the European Commission, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland and France. Monday, 30 June, 4:30-6:00pm, Room: Side Event 1.
• High Level Meeting of the Least Developed Countries at the Fourth International Conference on Financing For Development (FFD4), convened by the Government of Nepal and the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS). Tuesday, 1 July, 8:30-10:00am, Room: Side Event 1.
• Empowering Resilience: Climate-Smart Financing for Sustainable LDC Graduation. Organized by the governments of Nepal, Lao PDR, and Bangladesh, others. Tuesday, 1 July, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room: Side Event 14.
• Scaling up private investment mobilization for Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other early-stage markets: The need for an action plan to deliver private capital mobilization objectives of the FfD4 Outcome Document. Organized by UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Convergence Blended Finance Inc., Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) and other partners. Tuesday, 1 July, 12:30-2:00pm. Room: Side Event 17.
• Unleashing Capital Where It Matters Most: Launch of the Billion Dollar Catalytic Financing Facility for LDCs, SIDS, and Fragile States:  A flagship commitment to advance the FfD4 agenda and implement the Doha Programme of Action and the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS.  Organized by UNCDF and the Joint SDG Fund and other partners. Wednesday, 2 July, 12:30-2:00pm. Room: Side Event 14.
• Institutional Building Blocks and Digital Public Infrastructure for E-Commerce in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs. Organized by ITU and the UN Technology Bank for LDCs. Wednesday, 2 July, 4:30-6:00pm. Room: Side Event 8.
• Leveraging Low-Cost High-Impact Technologies to Drive Transformation in LDCs. Organized by the UN Technology Bank and Impact Licensing Initiative. Thursday, 3 July, 10:30am-12:00pm. Room: Side Event 6.

The full list (draft) of on-site side-events is available here.

The following event is virtual (the full schedule of virtual, off-site or hybrid meetings is available here):

• Financing for Inclusion and Economic and Climate Justice for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. Organized by Rural Reconstruction Nepal, LDC Watch, South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication, Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development, Action Aid Vietnam.  Virtual link. Tuesday, 1 July, 12:30-2:00pm.