yesterday, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, participated on behalf of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, in the launch event of the “Seville Platform for Action”, part of the program of the Fourth United Nations Conference on Financing for Development, hosted by the Spanish province of Seville. The event was attended by Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation of Egypt; and a number of senior officials.
In their speeches during the event, both the UN Secretary-General and the Spanish Prime Minister stressed the importance of mobilizing the necessary financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the need for all parties to collaborate in this endeavor, and support for developing countries in their development efforts. They also emphasized the significance of launching the Seville Platform for Action.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, also delivered a speech at the event, beginning by saying:
“I am pleased to be with you today at the launch of the ‘Seville Platform for Action’, an initiative that comes at a critical moment. Its goal is to bring together governments, financial institutions, development partners, the private sector, and all stakeholders to assess challenges, share experiences, and present innovative solutions — to put the world back on track and accelerate progress towards the SDGs”.
Dr. Madbouly expressed appreciation for Egypt’s active role in the initiative, which recognized the country as a successful development model — particularly for its use of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) to coordinate reforms, investments, and the implementation of Egypt Vision 2030, and for mobilizing financing through the innovative national platform NWFI (Novi). This platform focuses on attracting investment and financing for high-return projects in the water, food, and energy sectors.
In this context, the Prime Minister noted that the Integrated National Financing Framework serves as a central tool for prioritizing investments, mapping the financing landscape, and improving resource allocation. He added that the framework prioritizes key sectors for accelerating sustainable development — especially education, health, social protection, water and sanitation, and transport — while also addressing critical issues such as environmental sustainability and gender equality.
Dr. Madbouly continued: “This framework is a key pillar of several initiatives dedicated to promoting multidimensional sustainable development and inclusive community partnerships. Chief among them is the ‘Takaful and Karama’ program — a presidential initiative launched in 2015 to support poor families, focusing on human capital development through conditional and unconditional cash transfers. This program promotes social protection, education, and health, and is recognized internationally as an effective model of social protection”.
He went on to highlight another success story — the presidential initiative ‘Hayah Karima’ (Decent Life), launched in 2019, which stands as Egypt’s national project for developing rural areas. The initiative aims to improve the daily living conditions of Egyptians through the delivery of integrated services. It benefits more than 60 million citizens across over 4,500 villages.
The Prime Minister concluded his remarks by reaffirming that effective international development cooperation has become essential to achieving the SDGs by 2030, stating: “We look forward to the full activation of the ‘Seville Platform for Action’, which can help move from commitments to tangible results on the ground. We will work constructively with other countries and development partners to make this platform a successful model for knowledge exchange and the adoption of best practices — ensuring that no one is left behind”.
