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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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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.
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...
New UN report charts path out of debt crisis threatening global development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – including what UN officials describe as a “silent crisis” of surging debt service payments in low-income countries.
Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
It wasn’t an average Thursday morning in Manhattan. In the early hours, UN diplomats (and UN News) hit the streets in their sneakers – from Times Square to East River – following a route that traced the shape of “UN@80”.
Millions remain invisible – but Asia-Pacific leaders pledge change by 2030 | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
More than a decade after Asian and Pacific nations launched a campaign to ensure every life is counted, millions across the region still remain “invisible” – born, living, and dying without formal recognition.
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That’s how development works | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Helping those with less isn’t charity – it’s a shared investment in a better future. Yet global development financing is under strain. An upcoming UN conference in Sevilla, Spain, aims to change that by mobilizing large-scale investment for a more just and sustainable...