Financing for Sustainable Development report 2018 : report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development / United Nations

"The 2018 report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development begins its assessment of progress with an analysis of the global macroeconomic context (chapter I), which sets the economic framework for implementation efforts. The thematic chapter (chapter II) explores financing needs, capital structures and financing options in the SDGs under in-depth review at the 2018 United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, namely SDGs 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 15 (life on land). The chapter builds on both the 2016 report of the Task Force, which laid out this financing framework and highlighted the different roles and mandates of public and private finance, and the 2017 report, which addressed chal- Overview 5 lenges in mobilizing long-term public and private quality investments for sustainable infrastructure." [overview].
Foreword -- The global economic context and its implications for the Sustainable Development Goals -- Financing investment in selected SDGs -- Domestic public resources -- Domestic and international private business and finance -- International development cooperation -- International trade as an engine for development -- Debt and debt sustainability -- Addressing systemic issues -- Science, technology, innovation and capacity-building -- Data, monitoring and follow-up.

xvii, 181 p.

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