At UN FFD4, FDL Champions a Feminist Economic Framework
The Feminist Diplomacy Lab actively participated in the 4th UN Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference, joining international partners and civil society leaders to advocate for a global financial architecture that places gender equality and economic justice at its core.
Following the adoption of the conference's outcome document, the Compromiso de Sevilla, the Lab offered its analysis, acknowledging the stated commitments to multilateralism while identifying key areas where future action must be strengthened to achieve meaningful, structural change.
While the FDL welcomed positive language on gender-responsive budgeting and the care economy, it emphasized that these principles must be connected to broader economic reforms. The Lab’s analysis highlighted several areas for deeper engagement:
Sustainable Debt Solutions: The FDL calls for more robust mechanisms to address the sovereign debt crisis, which places a disproportionate burden on public services essential for women and communities in the Global South.
Fair International Tax Cooperation: The Lab reaffirms the importance of establishing a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation to ensure fiscal justice and curb the illicit financial flows that undermine development.
Integrating SRHR into Economic Policy: The FDL also underscores the critical link between economic justice and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), noting that bodily autonomy is fundamental to women's full and equal economic participation.
Echoing a key theme from the conference’s Civil Society Forum, the Lab suggests that advancing these changes is a matter of mobilizing collective political will.
The Feminist Diplomacy Lab attended the conference not just to analyze, but to present a constructive path forward. As a proud endorser of the Feminist Forum Declaration, the FDL champions a blueprint for a system where debt is justly managed, the wealthy contribute their fair share through global tax cooperation, and the care economy is funded as essential infrastructure.
Moving forward, the Feminist Diplomacy Lab remains committed to working with all partners to build an equitable and sustainable global financial system—one that ensures the path to development supports the rights and well-being of all people.
