Financing for Development

The report critically reviews the failure of major debt restructuring initiatives between 2015 and 2025 to demonstrate the severity and persistence of the debt crisis and to situate Seville as a missed opportunity for reform. It then analyses what the Outcome Document does and does not achieve on sovereign debt and financial architecture, concluding with recommendations for post-Seville reform. Drawing on dependency theory and a political economy framework, the paper shows how existing power asymmetries, institutional incentives, and global financial structures continue to constrain effective debt solutions for the Global South.

Our Samantha Kanoyangwa represented the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network at the FfD4 3rd Preparatory Committee Session.

Accordingly, this article aims to situate the regulatory challenges that emanate from this divide within the international human rights standards that inform the use and development of emerging digital technologies. Given the necessity for brevity, particular focus will be afforded to two proposals set out in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Elements Paper for the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). Namely, (1) technology transfer and (2) the promotion of equitable access to artificial intelligence (AI), including the development of a regulatory ecosystem that promotes safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems. The analysis will also briefly address the Zero Draft Outcome Document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (Zero Draft FfD4) because it acknowledges the transformative potential of technology in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).