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household may be lifted out of or pushed into poverty. The impacts of trade on growth and longer-term consequences of trade …This paper investigates if trade can help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of poverty … is significant heterogeneity in the poverty impacts of trade, both across households and countries. This highlights the …
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eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, with the specific goals of halving the proportions of both undernourished and malnourished … millions of families from the desperate cycle of hunger and poverty also had consequences for the environment. Roughly 72% of …Established by the United Nations in 2015 with a target date of 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide …
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progress in SDGs by 2030. Benin and Rwanda are presented in detail through case studies. The main lessons are: i) average … sources given the scale of additional spending, and iv) strong national ownership of SDGs is key and should be reflected in …
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The realization of many of the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) depends on bolstering the …, trade, and investment policies affect access to services that matter for the realization of a number of SDGs: lower trade …'s SDGs should include a focus on facilitating trade and investment in services. …
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investment in higher education, thereby enhancing access and quality in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs … internationalization of education services, the role of trade agreements and their potential contribution to the SDGs have barely been … among policy objectives in support of the SDGs. …
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(MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It assesses the dramatic changes in the political, economic, and … business background from the early 2000s (shaping the MDGs) to the early 2010s (designing the SDGs). These changes rarely get … ignorance of the trade potential for a "better life" during the preparation of the SDGs (2013-2015). The paper also provides a …
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In 2017, global investment in renewables and energy efficiency declined by 3% and there is a risk that it will slow further; clearly fossil fuels still dominate energy investment. This could threaten the expansion of green energy needed to provide energy security and meet climate and clean air...
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We use a unique data set for 115 countries, from 2000-18, and 5-year non-overlapping averages to explore the impact of technical assitance on revenue mobilization. To the authors' knowledge this is the first such effort to determine a direct relationship between technical assistance and the...
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This paper assesses the interaction of international trade with climate policies, and the influence of trade on the implementation of SDG 13 (climate change). Although international trade contributes directly to GHG emissions, increased trade can help to achieve development goals in a...
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Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these challenges relate to the small size and limited diversification of their economies. SDS are also among the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change and natural...
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