Address social problems by promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, economic opportunities, and social justice. Implement strategic solutions and empower people within their ...

The Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit (DSP) takes primary responsibility for the World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) and for analysis of long-term development trends. The coverage of ...

PDF document available at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/WESS2017-PB54.pdf The World Economic and Social Survey ...

Central to DECDP's mandate is the effective dissemination of new research findings. It oversees the Policy Research Working Papers series, fostering innovative economic analysis; as well as ...

The 2012 Development Policy Lending Retrospective reviews the World Bank’s use of its Development Policy lending (DPL) instrument over the past three years. This is the third Development Policy ...

Cities have emerged as policy actors of global relevance in sustainable development, and their strengthened position challenges the primacy of national states in this area. To account for this shift ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised National Urban Development Policy (NUDP). The Policy provides a transformative framework to guide urban planning, development, and ...

Advancing transparency, independence, and gender-inclusive leadership in the 1 for 8 Billion campaign for UN Secretary-General selection 2026 ...

Effective coastal exposure assessments are crucial for adaptively managing threats from sea-level rise (SLR). Despite recent advances, global and regional assessments are constrained by omitting ...