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High-level session looks at Just Energy Transitions to accelerate achieving of the SDGs

High-level session looks at Just Energy Transitions to accelerate achieving of the SDGs Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire – Held from 18-20 October, the 3rd edition of the Finance in Common Summit , operating under the theme “Green and Just transition for a …
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UN Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Consultation on Our Common Agenda/Summit of the Future

UN Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Consultation on Our Common Agenda/Summit of the Future UN General Assembly Consultation on Our Common Agenda/Summit of the Future 13 February 2023 Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly …
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News and events

News and events Latest news 08 April 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a pathfinder country of the Global Accelerator Read more 27 March 2024 Philippines joins the Global Accelerator aiming to expand jobs and social protection Read …

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Key resources

Key resources Publications Implementation strategy: Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions Read more High-Level Summary: Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions Read more United Nations …

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Youth

Youth Youth While youth have always faced a higher impact from economic recessions, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected them unlike anything before. The shocks include disruptions to education, income losses, and increased difficulties to …
Youth

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Financing social protection

Financing social protection Financing social protection Meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 1.3 and achieving universal social protection requires substantial additional investments in social protection benefits and their delivery. Recent …
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Financing frameworks

Financing frameworks Financing frameworks Mobilising financing on the scale required to address the “great finance divide” is vital to overcoming the devastating socio-economic hardships and job losses caused by the pandemic, the ever-increasing climate …
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Jobs and just transitions

Jobs and just transitions Jobs and just transitions A Just Transition means greening the economy in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible to everyone concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind. Skills development is …
Jobs and just transitions

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Care economy

Care economy Care economy The care economy, which includes all workers in the education, health, and social work sectors, as well as domestic workers, is crucial to a thriving, healthy society and to decent work. Often, the wages, conditions, and hours …
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About Why Why a Global Accelerator? Countries made a global promise to secure the rights and well-being of everyone on a healthy, thriving planet when they adopted the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. Yet, half of the …