Globally, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an effective and welcome cooperation partner, says its Administrator Achim Steiner. He is concerned over dwindling financial support from countries like Switzerland. Interview by Laura...
End of May, the Alliance for Women, Peace and Security launches its report on civil society priorities for the 5th Swiss National Action Plan to implement the Women, Peace and Security agenda. The report contains recommendations from Swiss civil...
Since the UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in 2015, the international community has been almost at one in repeating the mantra: only by mobilising private finance will it be possible to fund the Sustainable Development...
The problem is not the United Nations, but the pursuit of self-interest by Member States. A case for values-based and human-centred multilateralism. The United Nations (UN) was set up in 1945 in the aftermath of the Second World War to serve as...
Der Leitsatz «Niemanden zurücklassen» bildet das Herzstück der Agenda 2030 und ist die Voraussetzung für eine inklusive und chancengerechte Gesellschaft. Die Zeit für die Umsetzung der 17 Nachhaltigkeitsziele ist aber knapp. Diese Ziele können...
In wartime, it is dangerous to leave the house to go to the mailbox or the bakery. There is no safety, not even in the immediate neighborhood. The war in Ukraine provides a clear example of this. Even where there is no open warfare, NGOs and...
Acknowldegement: This blog post was first published on openDemocracy. Migrants working in frontline jobs are twice as likely to contract the coronavirus. They are also less likely to access basic services. During the springtime lockdowns in...