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UN-Habitat COVID-19 Readiness and Responsiveness Tracker
In association with CitiQ, the UN-Habitat has launched a new data platform to provide information from cities around the world to help develop response strategies and protect the population.
How can we address housing insecurity during the pandemic? – The Urban Institute Podcast
In the first of a series of podcasts on how the pandemic will affect vulnerable populations, host Justin Milner speaks with Mary Cunningham, vice president of the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and researcher Samantha Batko about how the pandemic impacts those experiencing homelessness, those on the edge of becoming homeless and what policymakers can do to help.
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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Seville, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action.
With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.
Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in the global financial system, has been launched at the UN’s pivotal sustainable development conference in Sevilla.
Sevilla: Without sustainable development, there is neither hope nor security | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out...
Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the super-rich worldwide, aiming to tackle soaring inequality by ensuring those with the most, pay their fair share.
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better...
After the big development pledges in Seville, UN says action starts now | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Seville to turbocharge financing for sustainable development, how are the ambitious goals going to be met – and how quickly?
‘Global solidarity benefits us all’: Spain makes the case for development funding | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Funding cuts to international development have cast a pall over a major UN-led international conference set to address the huge challenges faced by countries in the Global South. Despite this sobering backdrop, Eva Granados, Spanish Secretary of State for...
LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it's supposed to serve: that's the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain's sweltering...