UNDP’s Engagement at Financing for Development (FfD)

April 19, 2024

Event Details

Date

22 - 25 April 2024

Time

EDT

Location

New York City, USA

The 2024 session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) will take place in UN HQ, New York from 22-25 April 2024. The overall theme of this year’s Forum is “Embarking on the path toward the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development”- to be held in Spain in 2025. The 9th edition of the SDGs Investment Fair will be held alongside the FfD. To join virtually or in person, please find the full list of UNDP’s engagement below.

Please note that if you are unable to attend the Forum, the Forum will also be livestreamed on UN Web TV.

Date	Event	How to join	Organizers/Partners
22 Apr 1:15-2:30pm	Side event: Public Finance and Taxation for Reducing Inequality and Achieving the SDGs	CR C, UN HQ	Norway, Finland, UNDP
23 Apr 4:30-6:00pm	Side event: Launch Guidance on Sovereign SDGs Bonds	Watch here CR 8, UN HQ	UN DESA, UNDP
24 Apr 8:30–9:50am	Side event: Responding to country demand for technical assistance, capacity building and institutional development to scale up financing for sustainable development	Register here UNICEF HQ	OECD, Sweden, UNICEF, INFF Facility
24 Apr 1:15–2:30pm	Side event: Making finance work for people and planet: how countries are building their sustainable finance ecosystem through integrated national financing frameworks	Information on in-person attendance here Register here for virtual attendance CR 12, UN HQ	Government of Spain, INFF Facility, UNDP, UN DESA, OECD, UNICEF
25 Apr 8:30-9:45am	SDGs Investment Fair: Using INFFs to crowd in private SDGs investment	Register here Ford Foundation, NY	UN DESA
25 Apr 10:00-10:50am	Side event: Strengthening Skills for Enhancing Employability in the Gaming Industry and Statement of Signature Ceremony between HP and UNDP	Register here for in-person attendance Register here for virtual attendance UNDP HQ	HP Inc., UNDP
25 Apr 11:30-1:00pm	FfD Forum Plenary: Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs): Taking stock of national level progress	Watch here UN HQ	ECOSOC
25 Apr 4:30-7:30pm	Unlocking Private Capital for SDGs-Aligned investment opportunities in the Global South: A focus on SIDS and LLDCs advancement	Register here Turkish House, NY	Türkiye, Azerbaijan, UN DESA, UNDP
26 Apr 10:00-4:30pm	Transforming economies through INFFs	UN HQ	UN DESA, UN, UNCTAD