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Civil society and youth at HLPF say Seville outcome lacks ambition; call for public finance, tax and debt frameworks
Summary
Civil society groups and youth delegates at the High‑Level Political Forum criticized the Compromiso de Sevilla as insufficiently ambitious on international financial reform and private‑sector safeguards, and urged stronger public resource commitments, UN frameworks on tax and sovereign debt, and more inclusive participation.
Civil society networks, women's and youth constituencies and some member states used the High‑Level Political Forum to sharply criticize the outcomes of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville and to press for stronger public financing, tax justice, and debt frameworks.
"We are actually very disappointed in the outcomes. We feel that there was no real ambition in the Compromiso Sevilla to reform the international financial architecture," said Emilia Reyes, director of Policies and Budgets for Equality and Sustainable…
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