Outcome

Final Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document, Sevilla Commitment (Compromiso de Sevilla) Adopted

 

The co-facilitators of the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development present to the co-chairs of the FFD4 Preparatory Committee their final revised text of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla. It reflects the co-facilitators best efforts to arrive at consensus and reflects a balanced, ambitious, and action-oriented outcome document. They believe that the implementation of the outcome document will lead to the reform of the international financial architecture, address the cost of borrowing, and scale up investment to close the financing gap for sustainable development.

• The adopted FFD4 Outcome Document: Sevilla Commitment (in six UN official languages)
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators regarding the Final Draft release
• Read the Co-Chairs' Letter, Co-Facilitators Letter to the Co-Chairs and the draft FFD4 Outcome for action (combined)
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators on the resumed Fourth Session

 

First Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document published

The First Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document was released by the co-facilitators (Mexico, Nepal, Norway and Zambia) on Monday, 10 March 2025. The draft builds on comments that delegations and stakeholders provided on the zero draft outcome document and restates the commitment to an ambitious and action-oriented outcome document.

• Read the First Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators on the 3rd Intersessional of the FFD4 Outcome Document Negotiations
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators regarding the First Draft release
• View the Revised FFD4 Negotiations Roadmap
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators rescheduling the first intersessional negotiations
   

Zero Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document published

The Zero Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document was released on Friday, 17 January 2025. Building on the Elements Paper and incorporating valuable inputs from a wide range of stakeholders, the Zero Draft serves as a foundation for discussions leading up to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4).

• Read the Zero Draft of the FFD4 Outcome Document
• Read the inputs to the Outcome Document
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators regarding the Zero Draft release
• View the FFD4 Negotiations Roadmap
• Read all of the statements made at the 3rd PrepCom
   

FFD4 Elements Paper published

The co-facilitators of the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) – Mexico, Nepal, Norway and Zambia – released an elements paper on Friday, 22 November 2024.

The elements paper was prepared on the basis of close to 300 inputs from Member States, United Nations (UN) entities, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector, academia and other stakeholders in response to the call for inputs issued by the co-facilitators on 26 July 2024.

The elements paper will guide substantive discussions at the second session of the FFD4 Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) from 3-6 December 2024. The views and feedback received during the second PrepCom session will inform the preparation of the zero draft of the FFD4 outcome document.

• Read the Elements Paper
• Read the Letter from the FFD4 Co-Facilitators regarding the Elements Paper release
• Read the all the Inputs for the Elements Paper
• Read the Call for Inputs
• Read all of the statements made at the 2nd PrepCom