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UNDP and GISD Alliance Launch ‘SDG Investor Platform’ to unlock trillions on SDG-Aligned Investment Globally
UNDP and GISD Alliance launched the ‘SDG Investor Platform,’ an innovative tool to facilitate private sector investments that contribute to furthering the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sovereign Debt Vulnerabilities in Developing Economies
The paper analyzes sovereign debt vulnerabilities across 120 developing economies. Country results are summarized and ranked using five vulnerability indicators; credit-ratings, liquidity-risk…
Towards a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face severe structural challenges due to their remoteness, economic concentration, and dependence on external flows such as remittances, foreign direct investment…
UNDP and NDB join in advancing SDG financing
UNDP and the New Development Bank (NDB) exchanged official letters to establish a channel of communication and technical knowledge exchange to advance SDG finance. It’s a start for UNDP to work with…
Small island developing states do not have the luxury of time
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Small Island Developing States economies and livelihoods on end.
OECD and UNDP launch a plan to align global finance with sustainable development
OECD and UNDP launched a plan today, at the Paris Peace Forum, to help public and private actors identify and prioritize investments contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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As the economic and societal impact of COVID-19 worsens, we face hard choices but also tremendous opportunities.
UN calls for comprehensive debt standstill in all developing countries
Poor and middle-income countries need bold new mechanisms to dig out of crushing debt, sharply worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on “green,” sustainable recovery, a senior UN official…
COVID-19: B20-UNDP Joint Statement
The B20 and UNDP welcome the commitments made in the G20 Leaders’ Extraordinary Summit (i) to foster collaboration between the public and private sectors in both the development and distribution of…
Business Call to Action (BCtA) 10th Annual Forum
Opening Statement by Haoliang Xu at the 10th Annual Forum of Business Call to Action, 'Reimagining Resilience through Inclusive Business Innovation'.
