From Monterey to Sevilla and Beyond: An International Conference for Coherent, Inclusive, and Impactful Financing
Special Event – From Monterrey to Sevilla and Beyond
Day 2 | TUESDAY, 1 JULY 2025
You are invited to a side event organized by United Nations Department on Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on financing for development (FFD) follow up. The event will delve into the unique role of FFD conferences in global governance. It’s the only global meeting that gathers official national, institutional, and non-state stakeholders for open dialogue on the coherence, consistency, and effectiveness of policies influencing financing for development.
It will examine the processes leading to, and key outcomes of past FFD conferences—from Monterrey Consensus (2002) to Doha Declaration (2008) and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (2015)—to identify how the international community can leverage FFD post-Sevilla to achieve the global commitment to finance sustainable development.
Organizer: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia (tbc)
H.E. Ms. Merete Fjeld Brattested, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations and Co-Facilitator for the Sevilla Commitment, outcome document of FFD4
H.E. Mr. Mauricio Escanero, Former Facilitator of the Monterrey Consensus and Ambassador of Mexico to Israel
Prof. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Member of the International Commission of Experts on FFD, former Minister of Finance, Colombia and former United Nations Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs (tbc)
Prof. Eduardo Gálvez, Former Lead Negotiator of the Monterrey Consensus as Coordinator of the G77 and China
Rev. Jackline Makena Mutuma, World Council of Churches (WCC)
Ms. Marilou Uy, former Director of the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24), Member of the Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance and Member of the Jubilee Commission of Experts to address Debt and Development Crises.
Link to the concept note and agenda: https://financing.desa.un.org/ffd4/special-events