Closing Press Release | Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3)
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030 | Opening day features launch of the latest SDG data
United Nations appoints Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The experts will help countries design tax policies that advance their social, environmental, and economic development objectives and successfully implement them.
Press release | High-level Political Forum concludes with call for accelerated action on sustainable development
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded this week with Member States calling for urgent, coordinated action to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Member States adopted a ministerial declaration that demonstrates the political will to achieve the SDGs for the benefit of all.
The Sustainable Development Goals have improved millions of lives over the past decade, but progress remains insufficient, UN report finds
A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025. The report provides a stark assessment and a strong call for action.
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030
Media Advisory | UN Forum to boost momentum towards 2030 | Opening day features launch of the latest SDG data
Press release | Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development delivers renewed hope and action for sustainable development
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through concrete steps to boost investment in sustainable development, address the debt crisis afflicting many of the world’s poorest countries, and give developing countries a stronger voice in the international financing architecture.
Media Advisory | FFD4 Closing Press Conference
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Spain’s Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo will deliver remarks at the closing press conference of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla. They will highlight key outcomes of the Conference, including the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla and renewed commitments to reform the international financial system, boost investment in sustainable development, and address debt challenges.
Press Release | FFD4 International Business Forum call to action unites world business and government leaders to boost private investment for sustainable development
At the opening of the International Business Forum during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), global business leaders issued an urgent call to unlock more capital for sustainable development.
Press Release: Global leaders launch the “Sevilla Platform for Action” to accelerate financing for sustainable development
On the first day of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), Heads of State and Governments and global leaders gathered to launch the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA) – a major step to begin implementing the Compromiso de Sevilla without delay.
Press Release | International Conference on Financing for Development opens with a renewed global framework to tackle sustainable development challenges
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened today in Sevilla with the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla, an intergovernmentally negotiated outcome that lays the foundation for a renewed global framework for financing development. Commitments include steps to close the $4 trillion financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), address the debt crises, and reform the rules of the system to make the international financial system fairer and more transparent, putting people’s needs at the center, and injecting new hope for people around the world.
Media Advisory | FFD4: Opening Press Conference
The President of the Government of Spain and the United Nations Secretary-General will hold a press conference on the opening day of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla, where world leaders, international financial institutions, civil society and private sector representatives are convening from 30 June to 3 July to commit to a renewed global framework to mobilize finance at scale and reform the rules of the system to put people’s needs at the center.
Media Advisory | FFD4 Special Event: Implementing the Sevilla Platform for Action
In the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA), coalitions of countries and stakeholders are announcing 130 high-impact initiatives to implement the Compromiso de Sevilla – the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4). The initiatives of the SPA will put in place a highly ambitious package of concrete actions to support the renewed global financing framework that world leaders are adopting in Sevilla.
Press Release | United Nations Secretary-General launches report to break “the cycle of debt distress”, ahead of Major UN Financing Conference
The United Nations Secretary-General today presented new recommendations–Confronting the Debt Crisis: 11Actions to Unlock Sustainable Financing–that aim to break the cycle of debt distress and lay the foundation for unlocking long-term, affordable financing that supports sustainable development.
Closing Press Release | Global digital cooperation in focus as 20th Internet Governance Forum concludes in Norway
Lillestrøm, Norway, 27 June 2025 — The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded today in Lillestrøm, Norway, celebrating two decades of advancing open, inclusive, and secure digital development.
Press Release | Hope Renewed for Keeping the Promise of the SDGs as World Leaders head to Sevilla
New York, 25 June 2025 – Amid mounting debt burdens and declining investment, to reduced aid and growing trade barriers, world leaders will gather in Sevilla next week for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4).
Joint Press Release | Energy Access Has Improved, Yet International Financial Support Still Needed to Boost Progress and Address Disparities
Washington, New York, Paris, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, 25 June 2025 – Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity Although this is an improvement since 2022, which saw the number of people without basic access decrease for the first time in a decade, over 666 million people remain without access, indicating that the current rate is insufficient to reach universal access by 2030.
Media Advisory | Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), to take place in Sevilla, Spain, from 30 June to 3 July 2025, will bring together world leaders to advance solutions to financing challenges threatening the achievement of sustainable development.
Press Release | Internet Governance Forum opens, marking 20 years of leadership on global digital policy
The 20th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened today in Lillestrøm, Norway. Convened by the United Nations Secretary-General and organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in collaboration with the Government of Norway, the multi-stakeholder meeting takes place from 23 to 27 June.
Closing Press Release | UN Ocean Conference delivers unified call to action and strong commitments
Nice, France, 9 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica, opened today in Nice with strong calls to accelerate action and mobilize all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
Press Release | UN Ocean Conference opens with calls for urgent action to safeguard the health of the ocean
Nice, France, 9 June 2025 – The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica, opened today in Nice with strong calls to accelerate action and mobilize all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.