Listen, Partner, Deliver: Financing and Governing Sustainable Development

About this event

11 March 2026 from 17:00 until 19:00

Jacques Chapsal Amphitheatre

27 rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007, Paris

The event is not accessible to wheelchair users, but it is accessible to people with reduced mobility who can climb a few steps.

Organized by

Paris School of International Affairs; UNDP

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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, only one third of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets remain on track. Geopolitical tensions, rising debt burdens, shrinking fiscal space, and declining aid are placing unprecedented pressure on countries’ ability to finance their development priorities. This is not only a financing gap ; it is a systemic challenge.

The 2026 French G7 Presidency offers a critical opportunity to advance discussions on thefuture of international development cooperation. More resilient governance frameworks are essential to ensure that public and private investment effectively supports sustainable development.

Organised by the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this High-Level Policy Dialogue convenes senior representatives from governments, international organisations, financial institutions, and the private sector. Together, they advance collective reflection on how to strengthen the financing of sustainable development and how to restore trust in international cooperation and the effectiveness and legitimacy of multilateral governance.

Program

Introductory remarks by Arancha González, Dean, Paris School of International Affairs.

Keynote speech by Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support

Panel discussion with:

Marine de Bazelaire, Founder and CEO, Regain Nature
François Haas, Deputy Director General for Financial Stability and Operations, Banque de France
Marisa Berbegal Ibáñez, Lead Analyst and Coordinator, Secretariat of the International Forum on TOSSD
Brice Roinsard, Programme Manager, Secretariat of the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force
Thierry Watrin, Lead of Sustainable Debt Coalition, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Moderated by Justine Knebelmann, Scientific Advisor for the Master in International Development, PSIA; Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Sciences Po.

Closing remarks by Jean-Paul Seytre, Deputy Director General for Global Affairs, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

This event is taking place under the label of the French G7 Presidency.