From Sevilla to New York, world leaders, businesses, and civil society continue to find ways and means for funding and delivering sustainable development for people and the planet. While progress on the Sustainable Development Goals has been slow and the expected commitments to advance them have been disappointing, what is clear is that the people who so much need to be lifted out of poverty can no longer wait. Two major events shaping progress on funding and delivery of the global goals are underway, with one concluded in Sevilla, Spain, from June 30–July 3 under the aegis of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development and another happened in New York, United States, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development from July 14 to 23, 2025. Both events provide an opportunity for government, business, and civil society to dialogue, review progress and chart a new path for accelerating better developmental outcomes for a prosperous world. Wherea...
