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Vanessa Fajans-Turner et al.
September 23, 2019

When world leaders meet at the United Nations on September 26 to review progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one issue on the agenda will be whether the world is on track to mobilize the necessary funding.

Right now, we are nowhere near moving from the billions to trillions of dollars needed to make the SDGs a reality by 2030. And on current plans, we are unlikely to do so. Does that mean we should scale down our ambitions, or can we do a better job of raising the money that’s needed?

Is there any hope for mobilizing the trillions needed for the SDGs? We at CGD put that question to four experts: Vanessa Fajans-Turner of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Alexia Latortue of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Mark Plant and Vijaya Ramachandran of CGD. We want to hear from you too—because we all have a vested interest in ensuring the SDGs don’t become unfulfilled aspirations.

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The Elsie Fund: Good News for UN Peacekeeping
Charles Kenny
March 28, 2019
Today, the UN and Canada are launching the Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations. The fund will accelerate the deployment of trained and qualified women in peacekeeping. It is a fantastic goal and the fund has an exciting design.
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Senior Staffing at the United Nations
Charles Kenny
November 07, 2018
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said gender equality at the United Nations is “an urgent need – and a personal priority. It is a moral duty and an operational necessity.” Guterres was quick to meet his goal of gender parity in UN senior management. But...
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UN Data Forum 2018: Signs of Insurrection but Still Waiting for a Data Revolution
Amanda Glassman
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Liesl Schnabel
October 22, 2018
Country efforts on the SDGs since 2015 are off-track, say Amanda Glassman and Liesl Schnabel. As the second UN Data Forum kicks off in Dubai, they call for a greater focus on the completeness, accuracy, and availability of data.
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As UN General Assembly Highlights Tuberculosis Fight, Will BRICS Lead on the R&D Agenda?
Rachel Silverman Bonnifield et al.
September 25, 2018
CGD experts explain how the BRICS—home to 40 percent of all cases last year—could provide much-needed leadership on the global TB agenda.
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The Global Migration Compact Faces Challenges as the Final Countdown Begins
Kate Gough
June 19, 2018
It’s crunch time for the Global Compact for Migration. There has been progress. But greater advance on dialogue can mean greater deadlock on content. Several challenges now face the co-facilitators—Mexico and Switzerland—in charge of drafting the text. They echo the challenges...
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Linking US Foreign Aid to UN Votes: What Are the Implications?
Sarah Rose
May 04, 2018
The Trump administration has pledged to tie foreign aid more directly to countries’ United Nations (UN) votes, threatening to punish countries who vote against the US position by cutting their foreign assistance. While the administration’s harsh rhetoric marks a shift from the recent pas...