Financing for Sustainable Development

On 22 October, an informal public dialogue was held by the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) welcoming comments on the forthcoming Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) 2027. 

The UN Tax Committee helps countries strengthen tax systems and mobilize resources for sustainable development, with special focus on developing countries. The Committee brings together experts from all regions to tackle pressing tax challenges—from taxing digital services to ensuring tax policy supports climate action and the SDGs. It provides immediately usable practical guidance and tools.

This High-Level Meeting was convened on the margins of the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, bringing together Finance Ministers to discuss the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and countries' ability to achieve sustainable development.

On 22 September, the GISD Alliance, in partnership with the Government of Kenya, the United Nations in Kenya, and Standard Chartered, convened a roundtable in New York on Unlocking Private Capital for Kenya’s Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.

The United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation is a proposed international legal instrument aimed at improving global tax cooperation. This Member State-led process will run from 2025 to 2027, with the aim of developing a framework convention that leads to fully inclusive and more effective international tax cooperation.