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 ...

For years, blended finance —utilizing public development funds to attract private investment in developing countries —has been touted as a powerful means to bridge the financing gap for achieving the ...

Dina Ionesco is the Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division at the UN Migration Agency (IOM). In this capacity, she oversees IOM’s policies and programmes related ...

Seville, Spain, 30 June 2025 — 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 ...

Nations taking part in a flagship UN conference have pledged to address the debt crisis in the Global South and boost sustainable development. However, the real test will be whether or not these ...

Slavery. Drugs. Weapons. Corruption. These are the hallmarks of transnational organized crime--a multi-billion-dollar industry that operates across borders, exploiting vulnerable people and ...

Special Events Room, Pavilion 2, FIBES 1. Live on UN Web TV and La Moncloa. In the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA), coalitions of cou ...

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 ...

The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded today in Lillestrøm, Norway, celebrating two decades of advancing open, inclusive, and secure digital development. Hosted by the Government of ...

We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing ...