Policy Briefs

UN DESA experts are working to help decision makers around the world navigate tough choices and to find ways to recover better from the COVID-19 crisis and prepare for complex and compounded risks in today's interconnected world.

Watch this space for the latest research, analysis and policy advice from UN DESA, an effort to support and complement the United Nations Secretary-General’s initiatives in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and call by the Member States to advance Our Common Agenda.

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09 June 2013

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 40: An integrated strategy for sustainable cities

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16 October 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 39: Global liquidity for global development

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16 July 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 38: The potential of financial transaction taxes for development financing

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16 June 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 37: Why global health funds should be consolidated

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16 January 2012

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 36: Can a protracted slowdown be avoided?

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29 June 2011

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 35: A truly green agricultural revolution is needed

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16 June 2011

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 34: Financing the green technological transformation

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02 June 2011

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 33: Governments need to push for more energy efficient end-use technologies

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16 January 2011

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 32: Better policy coordination needed to avert another global slowdown

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16 July 2010

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 31: Fiscal stimulus is still needed for global recovery

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01 July 2010

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 30: Coordinating capital account regulation

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16 June 2010

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 29: Till debt do us part: the urgency of a sovereign debt workout mechanism

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16 March 2010

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 28: Is sustainable recovery possible for Haiti?

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16 January 2010

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 27: Can we avert the next dollar crisis?

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21 December 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 26 Ocean acidification: a hidden risk for sustainable development

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09 December 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 25: The challenges of adapting to a warmer planet for urban growth and development

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29 August 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 24: Climate change and the energy challenge

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22 August 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 23: Stronger industrial policies needed to face the climate and development challenges

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16 August 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 22: Financing mitigation and adaptation by developing countries

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13 August 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 21: Climate justice: sharing the burden

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