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Snapshot Issue 27 | 2 October 2020
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Dear Colleague,
As the United Nations commemorates its 75th Anniversary, this 27th issue of the COP Snapshot highlights the first SDG Moment of the Decade of Action, convened by the UN Secretary-General on 18 September 2020. The SDG Moment aimed to set out a vision for a Decade of Action and recovering better from COVID-19, provided an overview of SDG progress, and highlighted plans and actions to tackle implementation gaps.
We invite you to take part in the UNDP's Strategic Plan 2022-25 online consultations (internal and external) and help co-create UNDP’s strategic vision for a new era of development.
Share your views or ask how this community can help you in your work by sending a message to [email protected].
Stay tuned,
Ricardo, Samantha, Rishi, and Renata
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UNDP launches the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan Formulation Process: Join the consultation! (Ongoing)
In preparation for its next Strategic Plan (2022-2025), UNDP launched an online discussion to bring knowledge and expertise, exchange ideas and aspirations, and collectively set up a vision of UNDP's next-generation development offer. The entire process will last 12 months and will be completed in three phases. Phase one brings together internal and external voices into open discussion sessions on SparkBlue around the key issues that will shape the organization's strategic direction in the years to come. These interactions and other small group consultations will feed into a context document and knowledge base to inform phases two and three of the process. Make your voice heard!
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UN Secretary-General hosts first SDG Moment of the Decade of Action
18 September. As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse progress made towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN Secretary-General convened the first SDG Moment of the Decade of Action. The session set out a vision for a Decade of Action and recovering better from COVID-19, provided a snapshot of SDG progress, discussed plans and interventions to tackle implementation gaps, and highlighted the transformative power of action and innovation by SDG stakeholders. During the session, the Principals of UNDP, UN Women, and UNEP delivered an interactive presentation on "SDG Progress – Implications and Solutions." Watch the event.
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High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
On 29 September, the UN Secretary-General and the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica convened a high-level event as part of the Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond initiative launched in May 2020. The session gathered Heads of States and Government, international organizations, and other key partners to discuss financing solutions to address the COVID-19 crisis, guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the principle of Leaving No One Behind (LONB). The event assessed the menu of options developed over the last four months by the six Discussion Groups of the initiative, covering issues related to external finance; remittances; jobs and inclusive growth; recovering better for sustainability; global liquidity and financial stability; debt vulnerability; private sector creditors engagement; and illicit financial flows. Watch here.
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Equator Prize Award Ceremony 2020
29 September. Ten outstanding Indigenous and local groups from across the globe received the 2020 Equator Award for their innovative, practical solutions to fight poverty through nature-based approaches. This year’s winners included communities based in Canada, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, and Thailand. During the Award Ceremony, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner commended the winners for demonstrating the value of nature as a vital engine of sustainable development. The Equator Initiative recognizes and supports local efforts worldwide for biodiversity conservation, livelihood improvement, and inclusive prosperity. Watch here.
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Shaping the Trends of Our Time
(via UN Economist Network)
September 2020. Read this new publication by the UN Economist Network on how global policymaking can redirect megatrends disrupting international development towards an inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous future over the next 75 years. The document identifies five megatrends shaping today's world: climate change, demographic shifts, urbanization, digital transformation, and inequalities. It concludes with four recommended actions: take advantage of the causal links among megatrends, avoid interventions with regressive side-effects, exploit potential co-benefits between areas of intervention, and improve global policy coordination. Read here.
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Celebrating the UN's Long-Term Commitment to Development (via Project Syndicate)
September 2020. Check out this insightful op-ed, where Jose Antonio Ocampo –professor at Columbia University and former UN Under-Secretary-General— reviews the body of contributions to development thought and policy made by the United Nations since its birth in 1945. Mr. Ocampo identifies some critical moments in the evolution of the UN development agenda, from the UN Charter's call to promote social progress and improve living standards, to the birth of key development agencies, starting with UNDP in 1965, to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the most ambitious framework for development that has ever existed. Read more.
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Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know
August 2020. As we grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and its devastating health and socioeconomic effects, a new wave of pessimism about the present and future of humanity is gaining traction. This book takes a bird's eye of the major trends that have made our world a better place, challenging us to think twice before reaching apocalyptic conclusions about society's fate. The authors combine visually engaging charts with straightforward explanations to give the reader a fresh perspective on the key developments of our era. Despite persistent social and environmental concerns, this book is a reminder of humanity's infinite capacity to address the most difficult challenges. Read more.
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[Video] CAF Development Bank of Latin America Conference: Economic Recovery from COVID-19 & the Future of the Social Contract
September 2020. At the start of 2021, Latin Americans will find themselves in an economy that is 10% smaller than at the start of 2020, the consequences of which threaten to push some 40 million people into poverty, and nearly 26 million into extreme poverty. Our COP Champion Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva served as the lead-off speaker at the 24th edition of the CAF Annual Conference, featuring leading thinkers from government, academia, the private sector, and international organizations. The panel (partially in Spanish) discussed the ‘pre-existing conditions’ that make the region acutely vulnerable to adverse economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, including low-productivity, high inequality, high levels of exclusion, and low levels of trust in government. It also assessed opportunities for Latin American actors to build resilience, restore trust, rebound from the pandemic, and design more inclusive and sustainable societies to thwart some of the most threatening consequences to lives and livelihoods. Watch the event here.
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