Promoting Inclusion through Social Protection: Report on the World Social Situation 2018
Resources - Year: 2018
Universal social protection is a potent development policy tool that can alleviate poverty, inequality and social exclusion. In fact, few countries have been able to reduce poverty and improve living conditions on a broad scale without comprehensive social protection systems in place. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underscores...
Read MoreeGov4women Online Toolkit – Unit 2: Incorporating a gender lens in e-service delivery
Resources - Year: 2018
The eGov4women is a public resource on the design and implementation of gender-responsive e-government institutional ecosystems. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by UN Member States in 2015 affirms that “the spread of information and communication technology and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate human progress, to...
Read MoreWorld Economic and Social Survey 2017: Reflecting on seventy years of development policy analysis
Resources - Year: 2017
The World Economic and Social Survey 2017 reviews the seventy-year history of a flagship publication, the oldest continuing report of its kind. The objective of this review is to draw lessons from the past that are relevant to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the...
Read MoreWorld Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015: Learning from national policies supporting MDG implementation
Resources - Year: 2016
The launching of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the dawn of this century ushered in one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the United Nations. The implementation of this initiative formally expired in 2015 and the world is now set to embrace the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
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