Next Steps for the UN Convention on Tax: Mapping Priorities
Background
Countries around the world are losing billions to illicit financial flows, tax avoidance, tax evasion, and unfair allocation of taxing rights—reflecting a global tax framework which is no longer fit for purpose. The UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation is our opportunity to reinvent the global tax system for the needs of the 21st century, but what are the next steps?
On July 16, 2025, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) hosted a live webinar to launch its new research analyzing substantive issues and strategies through which the UN Convention on Tax can best meet its objective: supporting fair and inclusive global tax cooperation.
The launch was followed by a panel of experts, government representatives, academia, and international organizations for focused discussions on protocol areas to give tools to negotiators ahead of the First Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the Framework.
Speakers
- Annet Ogutto, Director, African Tax Institute (moderator)
- Elisângela Rita, Senior Policy Advisor Tax and Investment, IISD
- Frederik Heitmuller, Associate Postdoctoral Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development
- Irma Mosquera, Full Professor Tax Governance, Lead Researcher Global Tax Governance, Leiden University
- Liselott Kana, Head, International Tax Legislation Department, Chile Ministry of Finance
- Nanna Otoo, Board Secretary, Ghana Revenue Authority
- Patricia Brown, Inter-Regional Advisor on Tax Matters, United Nations
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