Report: LDC5 Civil Society Forum
The Fifth United Nations Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded last month in Doha, Qatar. Divided into two parts, the first part adopted the new Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed...
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US Leveraging its money in global and regional fora
By Barbara Adams and Roberto Bissio
New York and Montevideo (September 11) – There is widespread speculation that if/when US President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly on 22 September — probably the only head of state to do so in person– he may warn of major cuts in financial contributions or even threaten to pull out of the UN. Read more
BS/SDG Index: Can progress on sustainable development be reduced to a single number?
By Roberto Bissio
“Development” used to be understood as a linear progression from low to high, from poor to rich, judged by a single number, be that per cápita GDP or Human Development Index. Can the new BS/SDG Index become the golden number of sustainable development? Read more
Misleading road signs in the World Bank’s “SDG Atlas”
by Roberto Bissio, Coordinator, Social Watch On the eve of a global meeting of experts from UN agencies and national statistical offices aimed at improving the sustainable development indicators, the World Bank launched its...
How to finance SDGs to be discussed at UN next September 24
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, will convene a one day meeting with Heads of State, bankers and “innovators” to explore ways to make global finances work for the SDGs
