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The Civil Society Financing for Development (FfD) Mechanism is ready to welcome more than 1000 participants from across the globe to the FfD4 Civil Society Forum, taking place on June 28–29, 2025, in advance of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

Join us for a critical series of side events organized by the Civil Society FfD Mechanism during the 4th Financing for Development Conference.

In a powerful display of global solidarity, debt and climate justice activists from across the world gathered outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York to demand a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt.

The CS FfD Mechanism will participate at the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development on 28 to 29 April 2025, followed by the Fourth Preparatory Committee (4th PrepCom) Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) from 30 April to 1 May 2025 at Trusteeship Council, UN Headquarters, New York. You can find all the details of our Side Events here:

The Ninth Retreat of the Group of Friends of Monterey on Financing for Development (FfD) took place in March 19-20 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. This retreat, initiated by Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland, fostered dialogue on sustainable development finance and played a critical role in shaping the global FfD agenda.

The Civil Society Financing for Development (CS FfD) Mechanism participated in the Third Preparatory Committee Session for FfD4, which took place 10-14 February 2025, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Civil Society Financing for Development (CS FfD) Mechanism participated in Second Preparatory Committee Session for FfD4 held 3-6 December, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the Africa regional consultation played a pivotal role in shaping the continent's agenda and priorities. Grounded in the discussions from the second session of the Committee on Economic Governance (CEG) held on November 16-17, 2024, this consultation provided a critical platform to examine Africa’s specific financing needs and strategies for advocating them in the global arena.