External publications

Polycrisis as an opportunity for development cooperation? Building a better global architecture for international development cooperation after the COVID-19 pandemic

Klingebiel, Stephan / Artemy Izmestiev
External Publications (2020)

published on shabka.org, 28 July 2020

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it unleashed around the world coincided with the beginning of the period that the world leaders dubbed the “Decade of Action” to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched at the beginning of 2020, it aims to instill a sense of urgency, thereby spurring action, unlocking development finance, and harnessing innovative approaches for the attainment of the SDGs and the promise of “leaving no one behind”. A strong call for action was based on the realization that the world was seriously off-track in its progress towards sustainable development. Delivering on the promises of financing and the commitments of partnership is key for progress across the goals.