October 2015
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The UN-World Bank Partnership Trust Fund aims to deepen cooperation between the World Bank and United Nations agencies, funds, programs and
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October 2015
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This report describes the achievements between July 2013 and July 2014 and outlines directions for the work of the Trust Fund over the next three
October 2015
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This resource note aims to help United Nations staff to better understand the World Bank Group and work more effectively with it in fragile and
October 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
In my 25 years at the United Nations I have had the fortune to sample a number of the silos for which our institution has become famous. The development. And the humanitarian. I’ve also worked at the intersections - on peacebuilding, on recovery from the tsunami, on the MDGs.
2030 Agenda and the SDGs
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
The MDGs were brief enough to fit on the back of a business card. The 17 goals currently agreed are something different. One difference is how they tackle national obstacles (in developed and developing countries). The UN family and the Brazilian government, one of the leading champions of sustainable development in the world, have opened up a new dialogue mechanism to assess what works best in Brazil.
March 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Conflicting emotions hit me today as I read of a man in Turkey who was given a life sentence after killing his wife for giving birth to a girl
February 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
Photo courtesy of www.trinitycarefoundation.org (Creative Commons)
Preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardio-vascular diseases, cancer
February 2015
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Action 2030 Blog
I am in Liberia, where shaking hands is taboo but washing hands and temperature checks are routine. Dark clouds hover above the wettest capital in the
October 2008
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The 2008 UN-WB Partnership Framework for Crisis and Post-Crisis Situations, signed by the UN Secretary-General and the WB President, was established