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UN/DESA Policy Brief #102: Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

UN/DESA Policy Brief #102: Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

Despite progress in recent decades, in 2019, almost 690 million people, or 8.9 per cent of the global population, were undernourished. After more than a decade of steady decline, the number of undernourished people has been rising since 2014.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #102: Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development
Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category

While least developed countries have up to now successful to limit direct health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the socio-economic fallout has been extremely hard.
Comprehensive Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Least Developed Country Category
UN/DESA Policy Brief #97: COVID-19 and Beyond: Scaling up Private Investment for Sustainable Development

UN/DESA Policy Brief #97: COVID-19 and Beyond: Scaling up Private Investment for Sustainable Development

Further action is needed to better channel investment to countries and SDG-related sectors that are most in need. The development of innovative and scalable global platforms, instruments and funds would be an important first step in this regard.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #97: COVID-19 and Beyond: Scaling up Private Investment for Sustainable Development
UN/DESA Policy Brief #98: Risk-informed finance

UN/DESA Policy Brief #98: Risk-informed finance

All financing must be risk-informed and resilient, and sufficient financing must be available for investments in risk reduction and resilience, at national and global levels.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #98: Risk-informed finance
UN/DESA Policy Brief #99: Why does corporate sustainability reporting matter to rebuilding better?

UN/DESA Policy Brief #99: Why does corporate sustainability reporting matter to rebuilding better?

Business and financials models must be rethought to accelerate and strengthen business? contributions to sustainable development
UN/DESA Policy Brief #99: Why does corporate sustainability reporting matter to rebuilding better?
UN/DESA Policy Brief #100: Effective blended finance in the era of COVID-19 recovery

UN/DESA Policy Brief #100: Effective blended finance in the era of COVID-19 recovery

While blended finance can be an option to support post COVID-19 recovery efforts, a new approach to blended finance is necessary to improve its impact.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #100: Effective blended finance in the era of COVID-19 recovery
World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2021 Briefing, No. 148

World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2021 Briefing, No. 148

Elevated inequalities place countries in a more vulnerable position to confront the pandemic. Going forward, fighting inequality will be crucial for reducing vulnerability to health and other emergencies and for enhancing the resilience of societies.
World Economic Situation And Prospects: April 2021 Briefing, No. 148
UN/DESA Policy Brief #96: COVID-19: How the data and statistical community stepped up to the new challenges

UN/DESA Policy Brief #96: COVID-19: How the data and statistical community stepped up to the new challenges

New partnerships have been crucial in responding to new data demands, helping National Statistical Offices introduce measures that are permanently changing the statistical production process in many countries.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #96: COVID-19: How the data and statistical community stepped up to the new challenges

2021 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

2021 CDP report, ECOSOC resolutions, GA resolutions
UN/DESA Policy Brief #94: A changing world of work: implications for the social contract

UN/DESA Policy Brief #94: A changing world of work: implications for the social contract

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the world
of work, hitting labour markets that were already weak
and fragile.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #94: A changing world of work: implications for the social contract