UN, Spain Launch Sevilla Forum on Debt

• 23 Oct 2025

On 20th October, 2025, during the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva, the United Nations and Spain jointly announced the creation of the Sevilla Forum on Debt — a new global platform to address debt challenges and strengthen development financing.

• The Sevilla Forum on Debt was launched as part of the outcomes of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) under the Sevilla Platform for Action, complementing the Sevilla Commitment — a roadmap to enhance global development financing mechanisms.
• The Forum, led by Spain and supported by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to serve as an inclusive, open platform for dialogue and action on global debt sustainability and reform.
• The launch marks one of the first tangible outcomes of FfD4, institutionalizing the political commitments of the Sevilla Commitment into a structured mechanism that promotes fairer and more predictable debt governance for developing nations.