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
Blog Post
Hidden Debts, Missing Assets: What the Spring Meetings Forgot
Debt transparency is advancing. But, until the world measures hidden assets too, the financial system will keep solving for the wrong equation.
Blog Post
Fitch’s Recent Revision Signals a Notable Shift in Sovereign Debt Governance
A technical change in Fitch’s ratings criteria could ease one of the biggest barriers to temporary debt relief for crisis-hit economies.
Recent Publications
Recent Commentary
News and Events
Workshop
Innovative Resource Mobilization Strategies for International Organizations: From Ideas to Implementation
Experts explore innovative financing options to help the UN meet growing demands amid shrinking budgets.
Event
Workshop on Innovative Resource Mobilization Strategies for International Organizations
Identifying concrete financing mechanisms to strengthen multilateral institutions and support delivery of global public goods.
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.
