The OECD Measuring Distance to the SDG Targets Study aims to help member countries assess where they stand now and to identify the areas where additional effort is required in order to achieve the goals. It also sets out the statistical agenda – showing how much we do not yet know, and how this might […]
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Agenda 2030 is clear on the necessity of mobilising civil society organisations (CSOs) in implementing and upholding accountability for the Sustainable Development Goals. CSOs are important to development co-operation, both as development actors in their own right, and as implementing partners for members of the OECD/DAC. Figures from the DAC show that in 2017, DAC
OECD Working Paper, May 2019 – Enabling Civil Society for Sustainable Development Read More »
The United Nations Secretary-General is convening the 2019 Climate Action Summit to raise the global level of ambition on meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and to galvanize action that can limit climate change to 2°C and even 1.5°C as now required by science. The Summit will bring together governments, the private sector, civil
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The present document synthesizes the 62 voluntary submissions and reflects how the intergovernmental bodies are responding to the theme of the 2019 HLPF. While the principle of leaving no one behind is widely referred to, five main areas have been identified as crucial to empower those being left behind:(i) Economic vulnerability: Ensuring that no one
This report provides a short summary of how the EU and its Member States are supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in developing countries through development cooperation. It responds to a specific commitment in the Consensus, to produce such a report in 2019 and every four years thereafter. It focuses on the period since
Foreign aid from official donors in 2018 fell 2.7% from 2017, with a declining share going to the neediest countries, according to preliminary data collected by the OECD. The drop was largely due to less aid being spent on hosting refugees as arrivals slowed and some tightening of the rules on which refugee costs can
Recognizing the ambition, scope and integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), together with the need for more domestic funding to finance development, this Report describes an innovative financing solution developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-supported STRIVE Research Consortium (STRIVE) with support from
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Gender equality lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognizes that achieving gender equality is a matter of human rights and is crucial to progress across all the goals and targets. While being a goal in its own right, gender equality cuts across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals and is
UNDP Report – Gender Equality as an Accelerator for Achieving the SDGs Read More »
UNDP is committed to making gender equality, a basic human right and a necessity for a sustainable world, a reality. Women’s empowerment and gender equality are vital to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which envisions a world “of universal respect for human rights and human dignity” in which “every woman and girl enjoys
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OECD “Development Matters” is offering a platform for open and informed discussions on pressing development opportunities and challenges. It builds a robust conversation not only between countries and a diverse range of stakeholders, but also across policy areas. OECD countries’ combined Official Development Assistance (ODA) remains strong. While some criticise ODA figures for stagnating, steady
