The UN Financing for Development Forum meets in New York from 20–25 April - the first session since last year’s Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) conference in Sevilla.
The Forum will be held in a new format. It opens with a ministerial session on reforming the international financial architecture, followed by special dialogues with the Bretton Woods Institutions, and with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The remainder of the programme focuses on mobilising private capital, trade and follow-up to the [...]
The fourth round of negotiations on a UN framework convention on tax took place in New York from 2 to 13 February 2026. Discussions focused on establishing common international rules to improve the taxation of multinational corporations and extreme wealth, in line with sustainable development and human rights.
In late January, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres sent a dramatic letter to UN Member States warning about the “imminent financial collapse” of the United Nations Organization. The letter followed earlier warnings that the UN Secretariat might have to reduce expenditure from the regular budget by 15 percent in 2026. This would mean reducing the workforce by about 2,600 staff.
On 17 January 2026, the European Union and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) signed the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and an accompanying Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) in Asunción, which marked the conclusion of the longest negotiations on a trade partnership to date.
