The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development comes at a critical moment, as the world faces increasingly complex and overlapping crises and unprecedented cuts to global aid.
The conference, which brings together government leaders and representatives from international and regional organizations, financial and trade institutions, businesses, civil society and the UN System, provides a unique opportunity to reform financing at all levels and catalyze the urgent investment needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The conference also provides a platform to integrate the agenda of the landmark International Conference on Population and Development into the broader financing discourse, ensuring that investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and population data are recognized as fundamental drivers of economic and social progress.
During the conference, UNFPA will be actively engaged in a series of events to champion these issues.
The session will be broadcast on UN Web TV. You can learn more about it here.
Events UNFPA is participating in or hosting
Investing in adolescents: Unlocking economic growth through innovative financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Date: 2 July
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. CET
UNFPA is hosting this event to make the economic and social case for investing in adolescent pregnancy prevention and driving political will, commitment and innovative financing to boost adolescent well-being and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Closing the gap: Unlocking private sector financing for women’s reproductive health
Date: 1 July
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CET
UNFPA is hosting this event to feature new research from the Responsible Business Center at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business on the role of the private sector in closing the financing gap for sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to showcase examples of companies that invest in women’s health in the workplace.
Speakers will include:
- Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director
- Cristina Gil White, Chief Engagement Officer, Global Reporting Initiative
- George Roberts, Global Impact Partnerships Lead, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- Kadidiatou Toure, Team Lead, Communications and Campaigns, Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health
- Leigh Anne Statuto, Executive Director, Responsible Business Center, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business
- Mick Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer, Global Citizen
- Nicole Serfontein, Global Policy and Advocacy, Gates Foundation
- Panagiota Balfousia, Lead Impact Standards Strategist and Developer and Director, IRIS+/IMM, Global Impact Investing Network
- Peggy Diby, Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Internal Engagement of Nutrition Strategic Division, Nestlé
Increasing momentum for ending violence against women and girls
Date: 3 July
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. CET
This high-level side event will address the urgent need to scale up financing to end violence against women and girls, emphasizing gender-responsive budgeting and investments as both moral and economic imperatives.
High-level ministerial roundtable: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals impact through outcomes-based financing
Date: 3 July
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. CET
With the annual Sustainable Development Goals financing gap approaching $4 trillion, achieving greater impact with existing resources is critical. This high-level roundtable will showcase how outcomes-based financing aligns investments with measurable results.
Sevilla Platform for Action
UNFPA is also participating in a Sevilla Platform for Action event that aims to showcase voluntary, high-impact initiatives that respond to the persistent and emerging challenges in financing sustainable development. UNFPA will contribute to three initiatives:
- Zero adolescent pregnancy movement (led by the Latin America and Caribbean regional office), focusing on promoting adolescent well-being and innovative financing in Latin America.
- Care, equality and prosperity, focusing on gender-responsive financing.
- Financing for gender equality: A multi-stakeholder partnership for action, led by UN Women in partnership with other UN entities, governments and civil society organizations.
