Sustainable Development Goals

Three CDP members will serve at ECOSOC's High-level Advisory Board aimed to reinvigorate multilateralism

According to the WESP 2020, sluggish global growth threatens sustainable development; 1 in 5 countries will see per capita incomes stagnate or decline this year, notably in Africa, Latin America and parts of Western Asia; across the world, many policies continue to encourage the use of fossil fuels

The Sustainable Deve­lop­ment Goals (SDGs) have registered some progress since their adoption in 2015. However, gathering storms of weakening global economic growth, rising income inequality, unabated global warming and climate change, and escalating conflict are impeding SDG implementation. The tailwinds of rapid technological advances, on the other hand, offer best hope for accelerating SDG progress.

The paper offers critical perspectives on the SDGs targets with a discussion on the economic challenges as well as the opportunities for trade and entrepreneurship.

As one of the pillars of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the CDP will discuss multiple dimensions of "leaving no one behind" in an open session during the 20th Plenary. Watch live on webtv.un.org on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 or join us in Conference Room 6 at UN Headquarters in New York.

Among the many issues touched upon were inequality and the economics of innovation and technology change; fostering broader private sector engagement in sustainable investment; and aligning educational priorities with the changing nature of work.

This paper explores the challenges countries face in negotiating trade and investment agreements that could restrict their ability to manage access to medicines and the public health systems more generally.

Declining headline unemployment rates mask deeper labour market challenges in both developed and developing regions High youth unemployment not only bears significant costs for the individual but also damages the social fabric Long term investments in education, fostering entrepreneurship and enhancing social safety nets promote more inclusive labour markets

DPAD joins panel discussion on the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals. The event was held at St. John’s University, organized by the Economics & Finance Society and The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.