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Bridging the Gap: Mobilizing Inclusive Financing for the Sustainable Development Agenda

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Since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the global community has faced numerous challenges that have hindered progress towards achieving these ambitious goals. Today, an estimated 85% of the SDGs are off track, stagnating, or regressing, with significant shortfalls in areas like poverty reduction, climate action,…

13 February 2025@ 15:00

16:15
Location
In-Person
UN Headquarters in New York, CR-12
Host/Contributor
Club de Madrid

Since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the global community has faced numerous challenges that have hindered progress towards achieving these ambitious goals. Today, an estimated 85% of the SDGs are off track, stagnating, or regressing, with significant shortfalls in areas like poverty reduction, climate action, and inequality. One of the most pressing needs is to bridge the financing gap, which is estimated to require between $3-4 trillion USD annually to meet global development and climate objectives by 2030.

As the global community grapples with interconnected crises and the urgent need for resilient recovery, we must renew our commitment to leave no one behind. This means rethinking social development through the lens of a new eco-social contract, centered on principles of human rights, gender justice, peace and solidarity and promotes transformation of economies and societies toward greater sustainability and inclusion. That eco-social contract must be grounded in Club de Madrid’s vision of a Shared Society. It is one where social cohesion thrives, and every individual can equally participate in and benefit from economic, political, and social opportunities—irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, or language.

To effectively tackle these challenges and forge a fair, sustainable, and inclusive future, we need to reassess the economic and social frameworks that have led us here, often deepening inequalities and social injustice.

The upcoming 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD63), the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD 4), and the Second World Summit for Social Development (SWSSD) in 2025 represent critical milestones for the international community to build a coherent, inclusive, and actionable narrative for sustainable development.

This proposed side-event at CSocD63 will provide a crucial platform for stakeholders to analyze synergies between the FfD 4 and the SWSSD, emphasizing the importance of solidarity, social inclusion, and innovative financing mechanisms to advance the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration and the 2030 Agenda. By bringing together voices from governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector, this side-event will lay the groundwork for coordinated global action and amplify the role of the SWSSD and FfD 4 as cornerstones of an inclusive, rights-based, and sustainable global development agenda.

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