The Equitable Development pillar advances insights and research in economic development cooperation and reforms to the international financial architecture, as well as evidence-based policy solutions to promote more inclusive economic governance toward inclusive growth, achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and improved human mobility.
Highlights
Report
Moving from Crisis Management to Resource Mobilization in the UN80 Process
At its 80th anniversary, the United Nations faces an “untenable” financial trajectory and explores options to mobilize funding.
Policy Brief
Governance Developments Shaping Sovereign Credit Assessments
How governance structures shape sovereign credit assessments and the transmission of reforms into ratings.
Recent Publications
Policy Brief
A Systematic Approach to Institutional Mimicry
Commentary
Media Coverage
Countries suffer when credit rating agencies lack data: how to fix the problem at source
In The Conversation, Daniel Cash shows how data gaps skew credit ratings, raising borrowing costs and limiting fair access to finance
Media Coverage
Middle Powers are no Longer Supporting Cast in Global Development
In Devex, Nicole Goldin says global development’s future may hinge less on major powers and more on collaboration among middle powers.
Media Coverage
Bleak outlook for Africa’s development finance
Dr. Daniel Cash tells Newzroom Afrika how private credit rating agencies influence African governments’ access to development finance.
Blog Post
Small AI, Big Results
Media Coverage
How Credit Rating Agencies are Reshaping Development Finance
In Development Matters Daniel Cash explains how shifting credit rating methodologies are raising the lending power of multilateral development banks.
Media Coverage
Opinion: At the UN, we need to do better with less. Here’s how
In Devex, Nicole Goldin and David Passarelli argue that the UN80 reforms can deliver more impact through purpose, pace, priority and precision.
Blog Post
Pivoting development for a new era
News and Events
Event
Development Finance through a Positive Economic Statecraft Lens
A high-level roundtable exploring how positive economic statecraft can reshape development finance.
Event
Sovereign Debt Distress and Credit Ratings: Assessing Default Risk and Recovery in Africa
A roundtable examining how credit rating agencies assess sovereign risk, default and recovery in Africa.
Event
A New Era of International Cooperation: Reimagining Relations between the Global South and North
A high-level roundtable exploring whether middle powers can reshape global cooperation and bridge North–South divides
News
UNGA High-Level Week: Evidence and Ideas for Global Action
UNU-CPR evidence is helping to shape discussions and the future of multilateralism.
Event
Roundtable dialogue on Beyond SDGs
An experts dialogue to reflect on the future of global sustainable development beyond the 2030 Agenda.
News
Connecting Decent Work to Sustainable Growth
UNU-CPR's Dr. Nicole Goldin intervenes at the 2025 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Event
Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
Supporting reform of the international financial architecture and mobilizing investments in the Sustainable Developments Goals.
Side Event
Credit ratings and sustainable development investment
Identifying practical pathways to reform the credit rating ecosystem.
Event
The road to 1.3T: the Baku to Belém roadmap
Aligning climate finance with real economy needs and demographic realities.
Symposium
Rethinking global debt: reforming the international financial architecture
UNU-CPR experts joined the Helsinki Symposium to chart practical, politically viable solutions for a more equitable global financial system.
Symposium
A survey of designs for a new global sovereign debt mechanism
Strengthening the global debt architecture: design options for a more predictable, equitable and reliable system
Event
International financial architecture reform: Towards a new governance for a fair and equitable economic order
Exploring how we can deliver more funding, faster, and on a more sustainable basis
Workshop
Innovative finance to ensure stability in the face of adverse climate change impacts
Exploring strategic solutions for resilient climate finance and real economy stability.
