Gender gaps remain pervasive worldwide, constraining economic potential
Most countries are not on track to achieve the SDG target 8.5 ?equal pay for work of equal value? by 2030
Eliminating gender inequalities requires legal reforms, financial incentives and shifts in societal attitudes
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Global issue: Economic inequalities along gender lines remain pervasive
Despite considerable progress over the last decades, significant gender gaps persist with respect to access to labour markets, working conditions, wages, economic security, access to finance and many other areas. Across the globe, gender stereotypes and biases remain deeply entrenched. Unequal economic…
World Economic Situation And Prospects: March 2020 Briefing, No. 135
According to the WESP 2020, sluggish global growth threatens sustainable development
1 in 5 countries will see per capita incomes stagnate or decline this year, notably in Africa, Latin America and parts of Western Asia
Across the world, many policies continue to encourage the use of fossil fuels
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Global issues: World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 warns that weaker growth threatens to set back sustainable development
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020, launched at UN Headquarters in New York on 16 January, notes that the global economy slowed to a decade-low last year, largely as a result of prolonged trade disputes and high policy…
World Economic Situation And Prospects: February 2020 Briefing, No. 134
Energy transition and the global economy
The global economy has suffered a significant slowdown amid prolonged trade disputes and wide-ranging policy uncertainties. While a slight uptick in economic activity is forecast for 2020, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 warns that economic risks remain strongly tilted to the downside, aggravated by deepening political polarization and increasing scepticism over the benefits of multilateralism. These risks could inflict severe and long-lasting damage on development prospects. They also threaten to encourage a further rise in inward-looking policies, at a point when global cooperation is paramount.
"To live in shared prosperity within…
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020
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