Global economic prospects, January 2021
Although the global economy is emerging from the collapse triggered by COVID-19, the recovery is likely to be subdued, and global GDP is projected to remain well below its pre-pandemic trend for a prolonged
Economy
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Human Development Report 2020: the next frontier- human development and the anthropocene
The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world, but unless humans release their grip on nature, it won’t be the last, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme
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Malawi economic monitor: doing more with less- improving service delivery in energy
The pandemic has induced a sharp recession in many countries across the globe. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has caused an unprecedented shock to the global economy and led to an expected overall
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Imaginaries of development corridors: Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through development corridors in East Africa
Development corridors are focal points for national and international development investment in East Africa, and national governments are directing their limited public sector resources towards corridor
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Nepal human development report 2020
Nepal has been publishing the Nepal Human Development Report since 1998, with the focus shifting considering the needs of the country. The last Nepal Human Development Report in 2014 focused mainly on
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Supporting families and children beyond COVID-19: social protection in high income countries
Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-COVID levels for at least five years in high-income countries. Yet, only 2 per cent of government-provided financial relief across OECD and EU countries was
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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: the contributions of the Multilateral Development Banks
The first joint report on the Multilateral Development Banks contributions to the SDGs. The start of a “Decade of Action” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has coincided
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Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020
The Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020 is the second edition of the independent quantitative report on the progress of the European Union and its member states towards Sustainable Development Goals
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Business alignment to SDGs in India
UNDP India and Sattva Consulting present Business alignment to SDGs in India, a landscape study to understand the core business sustainability strategies deployed by businesses across the FMCG, oil and
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Inclusive subregional cooperation in East and North-East Asia for sustainable development
This report highlights the current state of subregional cooperation and key agenda that will help accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in East and North-East Asia. Despite the
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The least developed countries report 2020: productive capacities for the new decade
Least developed countries (LDCs) have so far been spared from the worst effects of the health emergency, yet the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on their economies, rolling back some