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Gender equality can’t wait – we must achieve it now for current and future generations
It will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws against women, 140 years for equal representation in positions of power and at least 40 years to achieve gender parity in national parliaments. These numbers are truly alarming and calls for the world’s urgent action.
Expert Voices
“The SDGs must become the DNA of business strategy and management”
How can governments and businesses step up efforts to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What are the hopes for the new SDG Stimulus and what role does the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance play? The questions on how to secure funding for the SDGs are many and we turn to Navid Hanif, UN DESA’s Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, for answers.
What are the biggest challenges in securing funding for the SDGs, and what are the actions governments, and the private sector can take to overcome them?
Things You Need To Know
4 facts you didn’t know about international collaboration on tax matters
Did you know that there is a United Nations Committee that guides UN Member States on domestic and international tax matters? From 18 to 21 October 2022, its 25 members will meet to discuss topics ranging from bilateral tax treaties, indirect and health taxes, to environmental taxation. Here are four facts you didn’t know about the UN Tax Committee and its vital work.
