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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.

2025-07-30T14:41:01-04:0030 Jul 2025|Financing for Development, Press material|

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.

2025-07-23T19:35:56-04:0023 Jul 2025|Press material|

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.

2025-07-14T14:43:31-04:0014 Jul 2025|Featured, Press material|

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.

2025-07-14T10:50:54-04:0003 Jul 2025|Featured, Press material|

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.

2025-07-03T04:34:01-04:0002 Jul 2025|Press material|

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.

2025-06-30T05:41:19-04:0030 Jun 2025|Featured, News, Press material|

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.

2025-06-28T11:54:25-04:0028 Jun 2025|Press material|

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.   

2025-06-28T11:45:52-04:0028 Jun 2025|Press material|

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.

2025-06-28T11:59:18-04:0027 Jun 2025|Featured, Press material|

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.

2025-06-27T10:55:33-04:0027 Jun 2025|Press material|

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.

2025-06-25T12:16:48-04:0025 Jun 2025|Press material|

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.

2025-06-24T06:53:23-04:0023 Jun 2025|Press material|
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