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DESA and Egypt co-organized workshop on mainstreaming climate adaptation into development cooperation
In the context of Egypt's 2022 International Cooperation Forum & African Ministers Meeting, UNDESA and the Ministry of International Cooperation, Government of Egypt co-organized a capacity development workshop. The workshop aimed to support African countries in leveraging their enablers of effective development cooperation, especially their National Development Cooperat
SDG Investment Projects Pitched to Investors
The 7th SDG Investment Fair held on 1-2 December 2022 brought together more than 350 participants to promote high-impact, bankable projects that can advance the 2030 Agenda.
INFFs taking off through peer-to-peer learning in Africa
Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management for local and central government officials in Kenya (Virtual, 24-25 October 2022, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Kenya Time and 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. EST)
On 24-25 October 2022, UNDESA, UNOPS, and UNCDF will conduct an interactive online training session over two days to introduce central and local government officials in Kenya to the basics of infrastructure asset management. Expert instructors will introduce participants to some of the basic toolkits in the UN Handbook on infrastructure asset management.
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2022 UN Workshop on Practical and Policy Aspects of Taxation in a Digitalized and Globalized Economy
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Introductory online training session on infrastructure asset management for local and central government officials in Nepal (Virtual, 1 - 2 August 2022, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Nepal Time and 8:15 am - 11:15 am EST)
On 1-2 August 2022, UNDESA, UNOPS, and UNCDF will conduct an interactive online training session over two days to introduce central and local government officials in Nepal to the basics of infrastructure asset management. Expert instructors will introduce participants to some of the basic toolkits in the UN Handbook on infrastructure asset management.
UN entities share their vision for the ISSB standards
Several UN entities have produced a joint statement that puts forward their vision to create a sustainability reporting framework, which is fit-for-purpose and supportive of globally agreed ambitions and goals.
The statement highlights the need for a holistic and forward-looking approach to assessing enterprise value, which would enable a company and its investors to account for uncertainty linked to sustainability risks and opportunities.
Dates announced for 8th Biennial meeting of the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF)
Convened by the President of ECOSOC, the 8th biennial High-level meeting of the DCF will take place on 14-15 March 2023. As the UN’s inclusive global platform to discuss trends and progress in international development cooperation, the 2023 DCF will address frontier issues and emerging challenges and refine ideas for scaling up high-quality and high-impact development cooperation for immediate term recovery and long term resilience building.
FfD Forum and SDG Investment Fair tackle inequalities in financing for development worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic
Amid dramatic reversals in global progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), world leaders are calling for urgent action from the international community to improve developing countries’ access to affordable finance.