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28 November 2022

Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report of the Third Committee - 2022 Report (A/77/460)

14 November 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 143: Caregiving in an ageing world

People in almost all countries are living longer. Globally, babies born in 2022 are expected to live 71.7 years on average, 25 years longer than those born in 1950. Rapidly ageing populations have increasing health and long-term care needs. As the forthcoming World Social Report 2023 discusses, however, today?s care and support systems for older persons are insufficient, requiring greater policy attention. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed existing weaknesses across countries in approaches to long-term care and showed how these weaknesses can aggravate inequalities. Poor quality and underfunded care facilities, insufficient provisions for care at home, low wages and precarious working… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 143: Caregiving in an ageing world

11 November 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 142: Old-age poverty has a woman?s face

This year marks the 20-year milestone of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, a landmark agreement in which Governments committed to ?building a society for all ages?. The Madrid Plan of Action contains a broad range of objectives, including that of reducing poverty among older persons. Poverty is a particular risk for older persons. Most people work less or stop working altogether at some point in old age, either for health reasons, family responsibilities, because they must or want to retire at the statutory retirement age, or because discrimination undermines their employment opportunities. While many older persons remain productive, many of their contributions to their… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 142: Old-age poverty has a woman?s face

05 November 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 141: A just green transition: concepts and practice so far

Achieving the transition to an environmentally sustainable and climate-safe future is a matter of justice in itself?people in vulnerable situations, poor countries and future generations stand to suffer the most from climate change and environmental degradation?but how it is done also matters. A green transition is already taking place, creating jobs and economic opportunities, and its potential in the medium?and long-term is much greater. Inevitably, however, a transformation on the scale necessary to contain climate change also implies losses of jobs, livelihoods, and public and private revenues in many areas and not necessarily where the benefits will accrue most directly. It also… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 141: A just green transition: concepts and practice so far

01 November 2022

World Economic Situation and Prospects: November 2022 Briefing, No. 166

Economic downturn poses further risks for food security Severe food insecurity continues to escalate across the world. The number of people affected by acute hunger nearly doubled between 2016 and 2021 (figure 1). In 2022, the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) and requiring urgent assistance is likely to climb to over 200 million across 53 countries and territories, up from 193 million in 2021. Almost a million people live in famine conditions (IPC/CH Phase 5), facing starvation and death ? ten times more than six years ago. Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen all have populations facing or projected to face starvation… World Economic Situation and Prospects: November 2022 Briefing, No. 166

01 November 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 140: A World of 8 Billion

Global population growth continues but is slowing down On 15 November 2022, the world?s population is projected to reach 8?billion people, having grown by 1?billion since 2010. This is a remarkable milestone given that the human population numbered under 1?billion for millennia until around 1800, and that it took more than 100 years to grow from 1 to 2 billion. By comparison, the increase of the world?s population over the last century has been quite rapid. Despite a gradual slowing in the pace of growth, the global population is projected to surpass 9?billion around 2037 and 10?billion around 2058 (figure 1). This rapid growth of the human population is a testament to achievements in… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 140: A World of 8 Billion

24 October 2022

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Promise of a Transformative Agenda, by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr (CDP Policy Review No. 11)

The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 represents a landmark achievement that redefined development to integrate environmental, social and economic objectives and as a universal challenge. It was not only the culmination of the work of determined norm entrepreneurs across decades, many of whom are from the Global South, but also a global consensus on the radical action needed to save the future of humanity. It has been embraced by stakeholders worldwide and generated a multitude of initiatives to respond to the challenge. Nonetheless, the road to implementing the transformational, integrated and universal Agenda has… Download

06 October 2022

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 139: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Climate Action through Risk-informed Governance

Global Trends in Disasters and its Consequences on Societies Emerging trends globally show that there is a stark upsurge in the number of disasters in this century compared to the previous one. Over the past two decades, climate-related disasters have nearly doubled compared to the preceding twenty years, affecting more than 4 billion people. According to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Human Cost of Disaster Report 2020, ?In the period 2000 to 2019, there were 7,348 major recorded disaster events claiming 1.23 million lives, affecting 4.2 billion people, and resulting in approximately US$2.97 trillion in global economic losses? This trend is expected to continue as carbon… UN DESA Policy Brief No. 139: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Climate Action through Risk-informed Governance

03 October 2022

World Economic Situation and Prospects: October 2022 Briefing, No. 165

What does a strong U.S. dollar mean for developing countries? In recent months, the U.S. dollar has reached historic high levels in two decades, as the United States Federal Reserve increased its interest rates aggressively since March 2022, amid stubbornly high inflation. Higher interest rates and the relative stability of the United States? economy have boosted the dollar?s appeal and triggered the ?flight to safety? in the international capital market. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy prices has deteriorated the economic outlook in Europe, while COVID-19 shutdowns continue to undermine China?s near-term growth prospects. For the developing countries, rising interest rates in… World Economic Situation and Prospects: October 2022 Briefing, No. 165

28 September 2022

2022 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Towards a New International Economic Order (A/77/214)
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