US EditionEgypt, Iraq Seek Closer Ties Amid Regional Challenges
SEVILLE, SPAIN, JUN 30 – More than 190 nations commit to close the $4 trillion Sustainable Development Goals financing gap and reform the international financial system for fairness and transparency, UN Secretary-General said.
- From June 30 to July 3, 2025, Seville, Spain hosted the United Nations’ fourth major gathering focused on development finance, attracting more than 70 heads of state and delegates representing 150 countries.
- The conference sought to update and strengthen the international framework for development financing established in 2015, addressing challenges posed by increasing geopolitical tensions and conflicts to sustainable advancement.
- Leaders including Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and King Felipe VI emphasized reforms, multilateral cooperation, and innovative financing to support development goals.
- Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly highlighted Egypt’s leadership through its Integrated National Financing Framework and social programs serving over 60 million people, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was invited to present sustainable finance frameworks.
- The conference strengthened pledges to speed up sustainable development and encouraged collaboration among governments, development partners, and business leaders to bridge funding shortfalls and tackle worldwide issues.
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Egypt, Iraq Seek Closer Ties Amid Regional Challenges
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met with Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid on the sidelines of the 4th United Nations Conference on Financing for Development, held in Seville, Spain, as per a Cabinet statement on Monday.
UN conference on development financing opens in Seville
Seville, Spain, June 30 (EFE).- The 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development kicked off Monday in the Spanish city of Seville with an opening ceremony presided over by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI of Spain. Some 60 heads of state or government and up to 150 ...
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) of the United Nations will be held in Seville until Friday and intends to renew the global funding framework.
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development opens on Monday, 30 June, in Seville, Spain, in a context of a general decline in development assistance, including the ongoing dismantling of USAID.
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones (FIBES), Seville, Monday, June 30, 2025. The President of the Government participated in the opening of the Business Forum, which took place within the framework of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.
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