The establishment of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development was mandated by United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, in its outcome document “The Future We Want”. The HLPF’s annual sessions, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), last eight days, including a three-day ministerial segment. […]
Τhe Νew Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)
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Multilateral and bilateral development agencies are increasingly turning to blended finance as a means of mobilising private resources to address investment needs in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals. There is an urgent need for a better understanding of the potential role of blended finance in achieving the SDGs. Blended finance comprises various instruments and
This paper (2018 edition) suggests a framework that governments and stakeholders can use in their countries to take action to leave no one behind in a way that enables and accelerates national progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). People get left behind when they lack the choices and opportunities to participate in and
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): What does it Μean to Leave no one Behind? Read More »
Joint report by the Regional Office for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent’s hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025 and the 2030 Agenda
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The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts periodic reviews of the individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes of each DAC member are critically examined approximately once every five years. The objectives of DAC peer reviews are to improve the quality and effectiveness of development co-operation policies and systems, and to
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The sustainability agenda is a positive agenda, it is about making people’s lives better. Europe has all that it takes to tackle the greatest of challenges. What we need is everyone’s engagement and the political will to follow through. While others are retreating, Europe must now move forward, improve its competitiveness, invest in sustainable growth
European Commission, Reflection Paper: Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030 Read More »
The European Union (EU) promotes a joined-up approach, bringing together all available instruments from the EU and its Member States to work towards a more peaceful and prosperous world. In 2017, Europe and the world continued to be confronted with significant challenges. The EU responded comprehensively, using the entire breadth of its policies and tools,
Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) constitutes a key pillar of European Union (EU) efforts to enhance the positive impact and increase effectiveness of development cooperation. Through this report, the Commission is taking stock of what has been done at EU and at its Member States’ level concerning PCD over the period 2015-2018. As was the
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