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OECD Report 2019 – Aid for Civil Societies Organisations

Statistics based on DAC Members’ reporting to the Creditor Reporting System database (CRS) According to the Report, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are playing a major role in the framework of sustainable development, namely for improving economic, social and political conditions in developing countries. An activity is characterized as aid to CSOs when the core contributions […]

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UNEP Finance Initiative: Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs

Rethinking Impact is a product of UNEP Finance Initiative’s Positive Impact Initiative. The paper (2018) reviews the scope and nature of the financing gap for sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to propose new solutions for finance, business and a broader set of stakeholders. It builds on the Initiative’s earlier Manifesto

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European Commission: Strive for Development – Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism

Global incidents of conflict, terrorism and violent crime are all rising, some quite significantly. Yet understanding and responding to the drivers of this insecurity is becoming increasingly challenging, whether in relation to insurgencies, violence related to ideology or a return to inter-state conflict. The impact is felt in the form of chronic humanitarian needs, unprecedented

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European Commission (Technical Report): Interlinkages and Policy Coherence for the Sustainable Development Goals Implementation

This publication (2019) is a technical report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. The broad scope and complexity of the Sustainable

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European Commission: EU Aid for Trade – Progress Report 2018

The objective of the updated EU Aid For Trade (AfT) strategy of 2017 is to better align EU Aid For Trade interventions with actual market-driven opportunities and constraints, to ensure a better quantitative focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and to increase the contribution of Aid For Trade to sustainable development goals while supporting a

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Publish What You Fund/The Global Campaign for Aid Transparency: Aid Transparency Index 2018

The aid transparency movement began in earnest a decade ago when major international donors committed to improve the effectiveness of their aid, in part by making it transparent. The objective was to support informed decision-making, as well as improve development outcomes and accountability to citizens everywhere. Since then, the international transparency agenda has picked up

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HLPF 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York City, 9-18 July 2019 and 24-25 September 2019

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.

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OECD Working Paper, January 2019 – Blended Finance Evaluation: Governance and Methodological Challenges

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

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