4th FfD Conference 2025

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) was announced to take place from June 30 to July 3, 2025, in Spain, the city is yet to be announced. 

You can find the official link to the Conference here: FFD4 | Financing for Sustainable Development Office (un.org)

The draft resolution (A/C.2/78/L.59) was adopted by consensus at the Second Committee on Tuesday, 22 November 2023. Member States decided to convene the 4th FfD Conference in 2025.

In preparation for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, member states are scheduled to hold up to three Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) sessions in 2024 and up to two sessions in 2025. 

Resolution 78/231, adopted on December 22, 2023, establishes an Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee tasked with making the organizational, procedural, and substantive preparations for the conference. This resolution outlines the structure of the Preparatory Committee and provides for several preparatory sessions to be held in various locations including Ethiopia, Mexico and New York, leading up to the main conference in 2025 in Spain.

Ethiopia and Mexico have offered to host 2 of the PrepCom sessions.

Addis Ababa Preparatory Session

The preparatory session in Addis Ababa towards the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is scheduled to take place from July 22 to July 26, 2024. This session is part of the preparatory process that includes multiple sessions across different locations aimed at facilitating discussions and groundwork in the lead-up to the main conference.

Mexico Preparatory Session

The preparatory session in Mexico for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is scheduled for February 2025.