The Sustainable Development Goals are now two years old. Is the UN community keeping its word to the world’s poorest people? Are too many nations backsliding into the old game of relying on others to do the heavy lifting in enacting the SDGs?
Sep 14, 2017 says the best way to improve human development outcomes is to change how we measure quality of life.
Sep 13, 2017 says that achieving the UN’s development goals for women and girls must start with better metrics.
Aug 29, 2017 advocates a bottom-up approach to achieving global development goals, citing Colombia as an example.
Jun 6, 2017 & describe a new analytical framework for prioritizing development goals and investments.
Feb 6, 2017 & describe how to mobilize financial markets to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Oct 31, 2016 describes the types of long-term investments the world economy needs – and how to finance them.
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impose heavy human, financial, economic, and social costs on Africa. But the crisis also creates an opportunity to re-examine the continent’s fiscal and economic-policy priorities, build stronger health and social sectors, and establish a global fund to support productive investment.
