As nations risk missing their Sustainable Development Goals targets and neglecting human rights obligations, Amnesty International urges leaders attending the Financing for Development Conference to take swift action. The organization emphasizes the need to prevent climate catastrophe and ensure socio-economic justice for billions.

The 4th International conference for Financing for Development, held in Seville, Spain, from June 30 to July 3, presents a critical opportunity to overhaul development financing and tackle obstacles hindering investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. These goals, established a decade ago, aim to secure peace and prosperity for all.

“Years of underinvestment by all states mean the majority of the Sustainable Development Goals are way off track from their 2030 target. This conference must confront the immediate crisis linked to the cutting of international assistance by major donors whilst committing to structural reforms that could provide sustainable sources of financing for the longer term – from advancing international tax cooperation and addressing the debt crisis, to reforming international financial institutions and promoting more inclusive systems of financing and development,” said riva Jalipa