Switzerland at the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development in Seville

Post on: 01.07.2025

From 30 June to 3 July, Switzerland will take the at the fourth edition of the UN Conference, the International event dedicated to financing for development (FfD4), organized by the United Nations in Seville. The The global meeting aims to identify shared solutions to address the financial challenges related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030.

Agenda full of crucial topics

The conference program embraces complex topics ranging from development policy to sustainability; environmental, social and economic, up to macroeconomic aspects. The Swiss delegation is headed by è Patricia Danzi, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Il «Compromiso de Sevilla» As a result of the negotiations

The FfD4 represents a decisive moment to define a consensus on the future of international cooperation and sustainable development. Switzerland actively participated in the negotiations that led to the drafting of the « Compromiso de Sevilla'raquo;, a document that will be Officially adopted on 30 June, the opening day of the conference.

Conference | The issue of financing for development

Despite international commitments, many countries — especially in the Global South – struggle to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The funding gap, quantified at trillions of dollars per year, year, it is further expanded due to repeated crises that weigh on public budgets and limit the resources available for sustainable development.

In this context, Switzerland is committed to strengthening existing financing instruments, improving the quality of the financial system, and improving the quality of the financial system. and the transparency of statistical data, to make it more effective international development aid system and to create more effective conditions for the development of the in low- and middle-income countries. The Objective è enable them to mobilize domestic resources and attract sustainable and quality investments. For Switzerland, this responsibility-based approach shared è essential to ensure the future of cooperation and sustainable development.

A symbolic year for multilateralism

L' Seville event is held ten years after the last conference in Addis Ababa in 2015. Today the context is è moreù Complex: Geopolitical tensions and global crises make multilateral dialogue more complex difficult. 2025 è A significant year not only for the tenth anniversary of the 2030 Agenda, but also for the Eightieth Anniversary of the Signing of the Charter of the United Nations.

Conference | Composition of the Swiss delegation

The Swiss delegation in Seville è led by Patricia Danzi and è composed of representatives of the SDC, the State Secretariat of the (SECO), the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and the State Secretariat of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), together with two delegates from the private sector and society civil.