SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

UN DESA Policy Brief No. 128: Addressing climate change through sport
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times. Sports plays an important role as part of the solution.
World Economic Situation and Prospects: February 2022 Briefing, No. 157
The world has emerged from the depths of a paralyzing economic crisis, but recovery remains fragile amid the lingering pandemic, persistent labour market challenges, ongoing supply-chain disruptions and rising inflation.
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 126: Partnering with the private sector towards a future of sustainable transport
Documenting more evidence around post-COVID 19 transport measures can provide useful references in revamping transport systems.
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 127: COVID-19 pandemic disruption - Implications on the full deployment of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda
Countries are urged to implement the UN Legal Identity Agenda model as matter of priority to establish the necessary interoperability between various government?s components for effective monitoring and assessing impacts of policy decisions.
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2022
The global economic recovery is facing significant headwinds amid new waves of COVID-19 infections, persistent labour market challenges, lingering supply-chain challenges and rising inflationary pressures.
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 125: Improving compatibility of approaches to identify, verify and align investments to sustainability goals
Regulators and other market participants have introduced a variety of mandatory and voluntary approaches to help investors align investments with sustainability goals.
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 124: Integrated National Financing Frameworks ? moving towards financing policy integration
INFFs have an important role to play both in the immediate response to the current crisis and in rebuilding better. Integrated financing strategies can serve as a starting point for locally driven reform processes, providing a foundation for action.
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 123: Sandboxing and experimenting digital technologies for sustainable development
Institutions and regulators could consider investing in requisite resources and building capacities in deploying sandboxes and experiments, with the medium- and long-term aims to advance agile, responsive and resilient approaches in adopting new technologies and in preparing for the future of digital government and sustainable development.
World Economic Situation And Prospects: December 2021 Briefing, No. 156
Favourable terms of trade provide much needed policy room to combat the pandemic and advance transformative reforms that can sustainably reduce poverty and inequality.