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November 10, 2025

Voices from the Global South Call for a Fair and Inclusive UN Tax Convention in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya — November 10, 2025.

Tax

October 6, 2025

13th Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC)

October 7 – 10, 2025 Johannesburg , South Africa

September 29, 2025

Letter to UN Member States: CS FfD Mechanism's position on the genocide against the Palestinian people and call to take action during UNGA80

Arabic forthcoming...

Tax

August 4, 2025

Key Civil Society Side Events During Historic UN Tax Convention Negotiations August 2025

From August 4 to 15, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for the proposed United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation—commonly referred to as...

June 25, 2025

The Civil Society FfD Mechanism Welcomes Over 1000 Participants to the FfD4 Civil Society Forum

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).

June 20, 2025

Side Events at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

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

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April 29, 2025

Key UN Finance Forum Could Lead to UN Framework on Sovereign Debt; Mobilization Calls For Action

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.

April 27, 2025

Side Events at the FfD Forum & 4th PrepCom 2025

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:

March 22, 2025

The Ninth Retreat of the Group of Friends of Monterey on Financing for Development (FfD)

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.