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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16 October 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 8: Don’t forget the food crisis: new policy directions needed

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26 September 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 7: State building in post conflict countries requires a different approach

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06 September 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 6: An integrated approach needed for the growing threat of climate-related insecurity

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16 February 2008

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 5: Concerted international policy action needed to tackle worsening global outlook

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16 October 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 4: Downside risks from financial shocks will persist unless global imbalances are effectively addressed

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16 September 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 3 Tackling insecurity in old age: the challenge of universal pensions

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02 September 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 2: Managing health care in an ageing world

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02 May 2007

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 1: Downside risks to world economic growth call for concerted policy action

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