The 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-Up (FfD Forum) builds on the momentum of the Sevilla outcome, advancing the shift from commitments to capital. In this context, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), together with partners, organises a series of high-level discussions on how catalytic concessional finance and risk-sharing instruments can be deployed to derisk investment, strengthen local financial systems, and unlock capital flows in fragile and underserved markets.
These events will focus on how catalytic concessional finance and risk-sharing instruments can help derisk investment, strengthen local financial systems, and build pathways to jobs and economic resilience in underserved markets.
Apr
20
Mon
From commitments to capital: mobilizing risk-sharing instruments for jobs and economic resilience in fragile and crisis-affected settings
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM UTC+1
Conference Room 8, UN Secretariat
Apr
20
Mon
Operationalizing blended finance funds to Facilitate SDG-aligned projects
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC+1
Alliance Bernstein, Hudson Yards
Apr
22
Wed
Strengthening local financial systems as a pathway to peace in fragile and conflict-affected settings
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UTC+1
Apr
22
Wed
High-level panel: from fragility to investability: financing peace economies
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC+1
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
