UN leaders present 'Seville commitment' to close $4 trillion SDG financing gap; U.S. withdraws from final text
Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed and ambassadors from Spain and Zambia briefed reporters on the Seville conference outcome, saying member states agreed by consensus on a package to catalyze investment, address debt and reform the international financial architecture. The United States formally withdrew from the final text.
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Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed told reporters that United Nations member states have reached consensus on a “Seville commitment” to be adopted at the Financing for Development conference in Seville in a few days, a package she said aims to catalyze investment, address mounting public debt and give developing countries greater voice in global economic governance.
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