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Big Questions for the Global Economic Recovery
In May 2022, UN DESA brought together members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) with young leaders for an intergenerational dialogue on how to get the economy back on track, while reducing inequalities and protecting the planet.
The Future of Sustainable Development Financing
UN DESA hosted a discussion in April 2022 on how to overcome the great finance divide that currently exacerbates the divergence in development prospects and threatens to undermine achievement of the SDGs. Experts from around the world explored how to create reliable access to affordable financing as well as how to improve the international system for resolving situations of unsustainable sovereign debt The event helped promote the new 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report prepared by the Financing for Sustainable Development Office of UN DESA.
The Future of Money
UN DESA hosted a discussion in January 2022 on monetary policy, including on how Central Banks will approach recovery from the pandemic and how innovations in digital currencies can help more people achieve financial security. Speakers also considered how countries, local governments, civil society and other stakeholders are approaching sustainable investing and SDG financing in the new year and looked ahead to the next Financing for Sustainable Development Report. Speakers drew from UN DESA’s flagship World Economic Situation and Prospects 2022 report, as well.