Published on : 22 Oct 2025, 2:48 pm

A new global platform to confront mounting debt challenges — the Sevilla Forum on Debt — was launched on October 22, 2025, at the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva.

The Forum, a Spanish-led initiative supported by UNCTAD and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), aims to serve as an open and inclusive space for dialogue and action on sovereign debt reform.

Announced jointly by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Spain’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo, UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan, and UN DESA Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua, the Forum marks one of the first tangible outcomes of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)

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