The fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda took place on the 21-24^th of April at the UN Headquarters in New York. The session focused on Means of Implementation and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development. The session convened as a joint meeting with the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) process.  The Post-2015 Development Agenda refers to a process led by the Member States with broad participation from Major Groups and other civil society stakeholders.

The intergovernmental negotiation process on the post- 2015 development agenda was first mandated by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Special Event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in September 2013, which also decided that a Global Summit should be held in September 2015 to adopt a new UN development agenda.

 Some of the topics delegates focused on were, issues arising from the FfD Negotiation Session that was held prior, discussion with representatives of International Financial Institutions( World Bank and the International Monetary Fund), proposals for the creation of a technology facilitation mechanism and other science, technology and innovation issues and  the relationship between the FfD and post-2015 processes.