The new report titled Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2021: Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development provides an analysis of how the COVID-19-related global economic recession and financial turmoil are jeoperdising the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. This report offers recommendations on how to take action to bridge the rich/poor gap.

This report is published by UN Publications which publishes 400 new books every year that contain research covering the United Nations’ priorities, such as international peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, and more.

 

About The Book

This publication assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. It explores how the COVID-19-related global economic recession and financial turmoil are derailing implementation of the Agenda and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Even before the pandemic, the 2020 Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) of the Inter-agency Task Force noted that there was backsliding in many areas. Due to the crisis, global financial markets have witnessed heavy losses and intense volatility, and the prospect of a new debt crisis is particularly worrisome. This report offers recommendations, highlighting both immediate and longer-term actions, including arresting the backslide, to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

 

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