In this article, we ask what do development actors need to know to unlock new finance? How should they negotiate with and design policies for the private sector to elicit investment in social good? And, how should they think about innovative finance?👇

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📄 UN University Centre for Policy Research & The Freedom Fund examine Modern slavery risks among people lacking official docs

💰 International Labour Organization estimates huge illegal profits generated from forced labour

⬆️ American University of Beirut reports Global increase in child labour due to the covid-19

New Bulletin!
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Amidst increasing global challenges, can the multilateral system deliver for people and the planet?

Join UNU-CPR for a virtual dialogue with Foreign Policy on May 17th to explore the future of international cooperation.

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Between October 2023 and September 2024, UNU-CPR, supported by the The Freedom Fund, is undertaking research into the pivotal role that access to official documentation plays in perpetuating #modernslavery .

Explore the initial findings here👇
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This UNU-CPR report explores how #AI technologies impact #peace and #conflict , and what methods might be used to mitigate their adverse effects – in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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🕊️🤝🌐 On International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, let's revisit the breakthrough #HLAB report — a blueprint to ‘future fit’ the multilateral system & secure a just, peaceful & sustainable world ▶️ highleveladvisoryboard.org

#MultilateralismDay #DiplomacyDay

🕊️This International Day of #Multilateralism and #Diplomacy for #Peace , UNU-CPR is advancing the bold recommendations in the report of the #HLAB on Effective Multilateralism ahead of the #SummitoftheFuture in 2024.

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This UNU-CPR Discussion Paper examines the potential of location risk-based transaction monitoring for financial flows from #humantrafficking and exploitation, as well as related money laundering activities.

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This #EarthDay , let's challenge Western narratives to better grasp climate mobility, improve policymaking, and empower communities to shape their futures 👇

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The 2024 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group have concluded, segueing into the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development. Reform of the international financial architecture ( #IFA ) is crucial to discussions:

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Challenging simplistic 'push-pull' models of international #migration with a nuanced analysis of the recent rise in African migration to Latin America.

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With progress towards the SDGs off-track and the world on the verge of a climate catastrophe, here's what development actors need to unlock new finance, negotiate with the private sector, and embrace innovative financing. 👇

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