World’s ex-leaders worry about inequality
10 July, 2025
Over 40 world leaders, including former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, have called for a “powerful shift” in world economic policy “to address rising threats of poverty, disparity and environmental breakdown,” in reaction to the news that the next fifty years could see the emergence of the world’s first trillionaires while the majority of the world face destitution. In an open letter sent by the Club de Madrid group, a conference of former Prime Ministers and Presidents, they correctly identify that the world’s economic model is “outdated,” and that, “trillions of dollars exist for financing development – but too much public money is captured by private power,” calling for taxation on high-net-worth individuals.
FfD4 special edition: The key takeaways from four days in Sevilla
8 July, 2025
From June 30 to July 3, government heads, business leaders, and U.N. reps pushed new initiatives on debt, aid, and development finance — setting the norms, or at least, the hopes, for the next 10 years.
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Luces y sombras de la cumbre de Sevilla: “Una conferencia de hombres con resultados sobre todo para hombres”
7 July, 2025
España y ONU mujeres presentan una iniciativa de financiación con perspectiva de género, respaldada ya por más de 15 gobiernos y más de 20 organizaciones internacionales para sumar miles de millones de dólares al PIB mundial
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Sevilla reporter’s notebook Day 4: ‘Sevilla is about what comes next’
4 July, 2025
On the final day of the Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, negotiators laid the groundwork for long-term tax reform and new public-private cooperation — while calls for deep systemic change grew louder.
Montero defiende que los sistemas fiscales de todo el mundo sean progresivos para favorecer la lucha contra la desigualdad
4 July, 2025
La vicepresidenta primera del Gobierno y ministra de Hacienda ha participado en un Evento Especial de la ONU en Sevilla sobre Sistemas Tributarios Justos y Administración Tributaria eficiente para un desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible
Montero, junto a ponentes como el premio Nobel Joseph Stiglitz o el ministro de Hacienda de Chile, Mario Marcel Cullell, ha debatido sobre la importancia de la tributación en la financiación del desarrollo sostenible y el papel clave de la cooperación fiscal internacional
“Cuenten siempre con España en este espíritu de colaboración y de trabajo compartido en aras de una fiscalidad más justa y progresiva”, ha destacado la titular de Hacienda ante el foro organizado por la ONU
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A Threefold Mission
3 July, 2025
The whole project of European integration is charged with the idea of a particular way of life.
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FFD4 Seville: What are the links to the climate talks and the road from Seville to COP30 at Belem?
3 July, 2025
The fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Spain has reached the midway mark. The first two days have been eventful and filled with a packed agenda. While leaders and heads of state gave high-level statements in the opening plenaries on the first day, spanning well over three hours, various side events on specific topics were conducted parallely.
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Carlos Alvarado defiende un desarrollo financiero sostenible y con principios ecológicos
2 July, 2025
Como parte de la delegación del Club de Madrid, el expresidente Carlos Alvarado participará desde ayer y hasta el jueves en la IV Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo (FfD4), convocada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y que se realiza en Sevilla, España.
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Aminata Touré à Séville pour la 4ème Conférence Internationale sur le Financement du Développement
1 July, 2025
Aminata Touré, ancien Premier ministre et Haut Représentant du Président de la République, participe ce lundi 30 juin 2025 à la 4e Conférence Internationale sur le Financement du Développement, comme elle l’a annoncé sur sa page Facebook.
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CSEA Participates in the 2025 Annual Policy Dialogue
1 July, 2025
Club de Madrid hosted the 2025 Annual Policy Dialogue (APD25) on Financing for Sustainable Development, from April 3–4, 2025 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena, Executive Director, CSEA joined global leaders and policy experts to discuss strategies for advancing sustainable development.
The discussions focused on key issues such as debt relief for developing countries, reforms to global financial institutions and the credit system, and mobilizing resources through multilateral cooperation and development banks. The dialogue emphasized the need for a fairer and more effective global financial architecture.
CSEA’s participation reaffirms its commitment to advancing inclusive financial reform and ensuring Africa’s development priorities are represented in global policy conversations.
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Former World Leaders Call for ‘New Coalition of the Willing’ to Address Poverty and Inequality
1 July, 2025
Humanity is facing an inequality crisis that could mean the emergence of the first trillionaires, while almost half the world’s population is stuck in poverty, warns a letter by 40 former prime ministers and presidents.
The letter is an appeal to current leaders to address rising threats of poverty, disparity and environmental breakdown, reported The Guardian.
“Together, we call for a new economic coalition of the willing of countries to cooperate – to combat extreme inequality, end poverty and meet human rights. One that is founded upon values of solidarity and sovereignty,” the letter states.
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Halonen joins ex-leaders in call for global economic reform
1 July, 2025
Former Finnish President Tarja Halonen has joined 39 other former heads of state in a public letter urging world leaders to confront rising inequality and create a more equitable global order.
The letter, signed by former leaders from all continents, includes the names of Finland’s former Prime Ministers Sanna Marin and Mari Kiviniemi.
It warns that while nearly half the world’s population lives in poverty, the first trillionaires may soon emerge.
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L’appel de 40 anciens chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement : « Du climat à la fiscalité, la résolution des défis mondiaux dépend de la coopération entre Etats »
30 June, 2025
La quatrième Conférence internationale sur le financement du développement doit se tenir à Séville du lundi 30 juin au jeudi 3 juillet. A cette occasion, d’anciens dirigeants, dont le Britannique Gordon Brown et l’Espagnol José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, appellent leurs successeurs, dans une tribune au « Monde », à ne pas surenchérir dans l’unilatéralisme brutal du moment.
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Cuando la cooperación falla, la democracia se tambalea: el retroceso de la ayuda internacional debilita los cimientos democráticos
30 June, 2025
Las instituciones multilaterales afrontan una crisis de legitimidad: la arquitectura financiera global está fallando a quienes más la necesitan
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Exlíderes mundiales alertan de que la desigualdad entre países está “desbocada” y piden medidas para combatirla
27 June, 2025
En una carta publicada antes del comienzo de la 4ª Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación para el Desarrollo de la ONU, antiguos mandatarios reclaman la necesidad de reforzar la cooperación internacional
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Ex-world leaders call for ‘powerful shift’ as they warn of extreme inequality
27 June, 2025
Former leaders urge current state heads to work together to end poverty amid potential of first trillionaires emerging
Now is the Time to Remake International Financing
25 June, 2025
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), to take place in Sevilla, Spain, from 30 June to 3 July 2025, will bring together world leaders to advance solutions to financing challenges threatening the achievement of sustainable development. Governments, international organizations, financial institutions, businesses and civil society will come together to commit to financing our future through a renewed global framework for financing for development.
UNESCO elige a la Universidad del Pacífico para liderar una Cátedra sobre conocimiento, innovación y políticas públicas
23 June, 2025
La Cátedra será liderada por el profesor Francisco Sagasti y se enfocará en impulsar políticas basadas en evidencia, innovación y desarrollo sostenible desde América Latina.
