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6. Social protection systems and measures for all? International migrants are left far behind

6. Social protection systems and measures for all? International migrants are left far behind

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World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2018 Briefing, No. 118

World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2018 Briefing, No. 118

High commodity dependence and structural barriers hindering long-term growth prospects of many developing countries Intensifying trade tensions between the major economies poses a significant risk to the global
growth outlook Recent financial market turbulence exposes vulnerabilities in several developing economies English: PDF (176 kb) Global issues Why do many developing countries continue to fall behind? Over the past two years, the world economy has experienced a broad-based upturn. According to the United Nation?s World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2018, global growth reached 3.1 per cent in 2017?the fastest pace since 2011. Despite growing international trade… World Economic Situation And Prospects: September 2018 Briefing, No. 118
2018 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

2018 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

Towards a New International Economic Order: Report of the Secretary-General (A/73/290)
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World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2018 Briefing, No. 117

World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2018 Briefing, No. 117

Improved economic performance in the global economy increasingly overshadowed by heightened risks and humanitarian concerns Armed conflicts a major impediment to progress on sustainable development Need for a redoubling of policy efforts to support conflict prevention and resolution English: PDF (292 kb) Global issues Armed conflicts remain a serious impediment to economic growth and development Since mid-2016, the world economy has seen a strong and broad-based recovery. Global growth reached 3.1 per cent in 2017, the fastest pace in seven years. In almost two thirds of countries worldwide growth strengthened compared to 2016. In its baseline scenario, the World Economic Situation and… World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2018 Briefing, No. 117
Leaving no one behind' as a site of contestation and reinterpretation

Leaving no one behind' as a site of contestation and reinterpretation

CDP Background Paper No. 47 By Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Thea Smaavik Hegstad One of the most important elements of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs is the strong commitment to inclusive development, and ?leaving no one behind? has emerged as a central theme of the agenda. How did this consensus come about? And what does this term mean and how is it being interpreted? This matters because the influence of SDGs on policy and action of governments and stakeholders in development operates through discourse. So the language used in formulating the UN Agenda is a terrain of active contestation. This paper aims to explain the politics that led to this term as a core theme. It argues that LNOB was… Leaving no one behind' as a site of contestation and reinterpretation
Voluntary National Review Reports - what do they report?

Voluntary National Review Reports - what do they report?

CDP Background Paper No. 46 By CDP subgroup on voluntary national reviews Voluntary national reviews (VNRs), are an important innovation as a United Nations process for follow up to the adoption of development agendas. The paper analyses how countries addressed three key cross-cutting issues of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the VNRs submitted in 2017: leaving no one behind; addressing trade-offs through policy integration; and pursuing global partnership as means of implementation. While the VNRs contain already many interesting examples as basis for mutual learning and sharing of, the paper also identifies a need for more attention to these issues and more explicit… Voluntary National Review Reports - what do they report?
International trade or technology? Who is left behind and what to do about it

International trade or technology? Who is left behind and what to do about it

CDP Background Paper No. 45 By Ann Harrison We examine globalization?s effects on those left behind in both industrial and emerging markets. While access to global markets has lifted billions out of poverty in emerging markets, the benefits have not been equally shared. Increased competition through globalization as well as skill-biased technical change has hurt less educated workers in rich and poor countries. While much of the rising inequality is often attributed to globalization alone, a brief review of the literature suggests that labor-saving technology has likely played an even more important role. The backlash has focused on the negative consequences of globalization in developed… International trade or technology? Who is left behind and what to do about it
World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2018 Briefing, No. 116

World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2018 Briefing, No. 116

Rising levels of public debt fueling fiscal sustainability concerns in many developing countries Several countries highly vulnerable to a sharp increase in government interest burden in the event of a financial shock High debt service obligations limit the availability of resources to pursue development objectives English: PDF (168 kb) Global issues Rising fiscal vulnerabilities posing risk to development prospects in many developing countries Growing headwinds in the global economy have triggered renewed turbulence in international financial markets over the past few months. Amid intensifying trade tensions between the major economies, investor sentiments have also been affected by… World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2018 Briefing, No. 116
Leaving no one behind: Some conceptual and empirical issues

Leaving no one behind: Some conceptual and empirical issues

CDP Background Paper No. 44 By Stephan Klasen and Marc Fleurbaey This paper provides an overview of the conceptual and empirical issues involved in the overarching goal of ?leaving no one behind? (LNOB). After reviewing some existing documents on the topic, it proposes ways to operationalize LNOB, discusses whether to take a country-focused or person-focused approach, examines various (multidimensional) ways to measure those who are left behind, argues for grounding LNOB on intrinsic and instrumental reasons, suggests ways to identify those at risk of being left behind, and discusses difficult trade-offs with other SDGs for an agenda focused on LNOB. More information: For consolidated… Leaving no one behind: Some conceptual and empirical issues
Push no one behind

Push no one behind

CDP Background Paper No. 43 By Diane Elson One of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the pledge to ?leave no one behind?. This paper argues that we must recognise that many people throughout the world are not just being left behind. They are being pushed even further behind, and their levels of well-being are falling, often in ways from which it is impossible to fully recover. Indeed, many are confronted with forces that lead to their avoidable premature deaths. Thus, development policies should have as their first priority to ensure that no one is pushed behind. The paper argues that this could be secured through a different way of framing economic policy, that… Push no one behind