Special issue of UN DESA policy briefs
Collaboration with Ms. Mariana Mazzucato, member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Affairs
Mariana Mazzucato
September 8, 2023
There is an urgent need to direct long-term, risk-tolerant finance towards achieving the SDGs. National development banks (NDBs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) can play an important role in mobilizing the necessary capital, but only if a “mission-driven” approach is adopted and revitalize, promote, and mobilize public and private finance. From billions to trillions. The mission will help transform a wide range of SDG-related challenges, such as global health and climate change, into investment channels where strong, publicly set goals will flock to private investment. The key is to ensure that strong terms of reciprocity determine a fair and just partnership.
Big questions about global economic recovery
May 25, 2022: “Six Big Questions for Global Economic Recovery: United Nations High-Level Advisory Committee Q&A Summary” launch event
In May 2022, UN DESA will bring together members of the UN High-Level Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Affairs and young leaders for an intergenerational dialogue on how to get the economy back on track while reducing inequality and protecting the planet. Ta. This event will be held under the umbrella of. UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue Serieswhich served as a launch event for the new Compendium.
See full coverage of the event on UN DESA’s Facebook page.
About the High-Level Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Issues
The United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) was established in the context of United Nations development system reform as an important part of efforts to strengthen support to United Nations Member States in implementing the 2030 Agenda. sustainable development. it is, United Nations Trust Fund for Peace and Development.
The Council, convened by Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, has advised the United Nations on a wide range of economic and social issues, including the short-term outlook and risks for the global economy, emerging technologies, and inequality. , immigration, issues related to countries with special circumstances.
In addition, HLAB provides guidance to UN DESA’s research and policy analysis work, and Board members play an active role in strengthening UN DESA’s collaboration with the global economic and social policy research community, supporting UN DESA’s research and policy analysis work. We have promoted DESA publications. and produce reports at national and global levels. HLAB members also participate in departmental events. Global Policy Dialogue Seriesshare your expertise with a wide audience online.
Since its launch in 2018, HLAB’s deliberations on many contemporary and cross-cutting issues and challenges have broadened our understanding of complex economic and social issues and inspired the United Nations to break new ground in policy research. I’ve given it. In July 2020, the first of his HLAB created a compilation. ”recover better” Includes early thoughts on using the recovery from COVID-19 as a transformative moment to achieve sustainable development.
The Board will begin its second term in January 2021 and will include world-renowned experts in the field of economic and social policy, including former heads of state, Nobel laureates, former government officials, and intellectual leaders working in their personal capacities. 20 families participated. In May 2022, his second HLAB “Six big questions for global economic recovery: United Nations High-Level Advisory Committee Q&A Summary” leverages the Council’s key messages and policy recommendations to recover from the crisis and move towards sustainable development.
2nd period (2021-2023)
Building on the achievements of the first HLAB, the second HLAB (HLAB-II) will spend the next two years strengthening the United Nations’ thought leadership on sustainable development and increasing its influence on the front lines of sustainable development. will continue to be strengthened. Policies at global, regional and local levels.
At the Secretary-General’s invitation to reinvigorate multilateralism, HLAB-II will address the current situation in the post-COVID-19 world, including in areas where no one is left behind and where building trust by addressing challenges. and aims to provide focused guidance and recommendations to meet future challenges. Eliminate inequalities, improve digital cooperation, ensure sustainable financing and strengthen partnerships.
board member
The following experts have been appointed to serve in their personal capacities on the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB-II) (2021-2023):
- alicia barcena, Former Executive Director of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Giancarlo CorsettiFBA, Pierre Werner Professor and Professor of Economics at the European University Institute
- Diane CoyleBennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge
- Ibrahim ElbadawiManaging Director, Arab World, Iran and Turkey Economic Research Forum
- Alex EzeProfessor of Global Health, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
- Marcel FratcherPresident of DIW Berlin
- Anastasia J. GageProfessor, Department of Global Health and Sustainable Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Jayati GhoshProfessor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Nargis KasenovaSenior Fellow and Director of the Central Asia Program, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
- Ricardo Lagos, Honorary President of the Inter-American Dialogue. Former President of Chile (2000-2006)
- Mariana MazzucatoProfessor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London (UCL)
- Jose Antonio OcampoProfessor, Columbia University, Chairman, Development Policy Committee, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- dani rodrikFord Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
- Jeffrey D. SachsProfessor, Columbia University
- Elizabeth SidiropoulosDirector, South African Institute of International Affairs
- Joseph E. StiglitzProfessor, Columbia University
- Heizo TakenakaProfessor Emeritus of Keio University, Professor of Toyo University
- Isabella Monica Vieira Teixeiraformer Minister of the Environment (2010-2016), Brazil
- Cori UdowickiDirector, Center for Advanced Economic Studies (CEVES)
- Ernesto Zedillo, Director of the Center for Globalization Research at Yale University. Former President of Mexico (1994-2000)
- Min JooChairman of the National Institute of Finance, Tsinghua University
click here Biographies of HLAB-II board members.
Recovering better: economic and social challenges and opportunities
In a world facing intertwined crises, members of the High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) have come up with a wealth of novel ideas that can prevent new pandemics while achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). proposed in the policy summary. “Recovering Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities” Published by UN DESA in July 2020.
This collection of seven expert essays by HLAB members provides new guidance for rebuilding society in fairer and more inclusive ways. This volume offers outside-the-box thinking and new solutions to the most pressing tests of our time. The authors complement the Secretary-General’s broader recommendations on improving international tax cooperation, fairer access to advances in digital technology, and shared responsibility and global solidarity in responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19. It promotes ideas on issues such as sustainable natural resource management. -19.
The observations and recommendations outlined in Recover Better, some of which include region-specific suggestions, can help countries recover better from COVID-19 and avoid returning to pre-pandemic paths. You can provide information in response to Extreme poverty and global temperature rise have not been curbed fast enough..
The production of this publication was supported by the United Nations Trust Fund for Peace and Development.
“Recover Better” release commemorative event
July 22, 2020: Launch of HLAB’s new booklet “Recovering Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities”
On 22 July 2020, UN DESA and the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB) launched their new booklet “Recovering Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities” . The online conversation aimed to answer questions such as “Are we in a recession?” What should countries do to recover better? Is a green recovery possible?
The event will be broadcast live and recordings can be accessed at webtv.un.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/joinundesa.
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