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Press Release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the full report here (pdf version, 3.5 MB)<\/a>, for single chapters see below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the full report in Arabic<\/a> (pdf version, 2.5 MB).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spanish version is available here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preface<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part I \u2013 Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redefining policies for sustainable development<\/a>

Jens Martens, Global Policy Forum<\/em>

on behalf of the Reflection Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 0.1: The world needs to revamp international tax cooperation<\/a>

By Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo, ICRICT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative national reports throw light on inequalities<\/a>

Roberto Bissio, Social Watch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 0.2: Claim of \u2018leave no one behind\u2019 must include indigenous peoples<\/a>

By Joshua Cooper, University of Hawai\u2019i<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 0.3: How to leave no one behind in statistics?<\/a>

By Xavier Godinot, International Movement ATD Fourth World<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part II \u2013 Cross-cutting policy areas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The increasing concentration of wealth and economic power as an obstacle to sustainable development \u2013 and what to do about it<\/a>

By Kate Donald, Center for Economic and Social Rights, and Jens Martens, Global Policy Forum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 1.1: De-financialization requires global economic governance reform<\/a>

By Jesse Griffiths, Eurodad<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Policies that strengthen the nexus between food, health, ecology, livelihoods and identities<\/a>

By Stefano Prato (SID), Elenita Da\u00f1o and Trudi Zundel (ETC Group), Lim Li Ching and Chee Yoke Ling (TWN)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 2.1: The food-health-environment nexus: addressing environmental and human health risks simultaneously<\/a>

By IPES-Food<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Vector of hope, source of fear<\/a>

By Roberto Bissio, Social Watch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 3.1: Half of humanity is NOT online<\/a>

Box 3.2: Data sovereignty<\/a>

By IT for Change<\/em>

Box 3.3: Machines (algorithms) are already deciding our future<\/a>

By Prabir Purkayastha<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Care systems and SDGs: reclaiming policies for life sustainability<\/a>

By Corina Rodr\u00edguez Enr\u00edquez, DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Box 4.1: The National Care System in Uruguay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Quest for sustainable peace and development under militarized security approaches<\/a>

By Ziad Abdel Samad and Bihter Moschini, ANND<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part III \u2013 Spotlights on the SDGs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 1. Mobilize the financial means for social protection systems for all<\/a>

By the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 2. Approaching SDG 2 through the Right to Food and Nutrition<\/a>

By Emily Mattheisen, FIAN International<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 3. The need to strengthen public funding for the WHO<\/a>

By K M Gopakumar, TWN<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 4. The quest for public funding for education and SDG 4<\/a>

By Antonia Wulff, Education International<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 5. Women, macroeconomic policies and the SDGs<\/a>

By Crystal Simeoni, Femnet and Stephanie Muchai, Hivos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 6. (Re)municipalization of water \u2013 the right way towards achieving SDG 6<\/a>

By Meera Karunananthan, Blue Planet Project, and Satoko Kishimoto, TNI<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 7. Power for the people? The chimera of pro-poor energy solutions<\/a>

By Arthur Muliro Wapakala, SID<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 8. What policies are needed to achieve Goal 8? The trade union recipe for SDG implementation<\/a>

By Paola Simonetti, ITUC<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 9. Alternatives to PPPs \u2013 growing instances of de-privatization<\/a>

By Public Services International (PSI)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 10. Invoking extraterritorial human rights obligations to confront extreme inequalities between countries<\/a>

By Kate Donald, Center for Economic and Social Rights<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 11. To ensure sustainable waste services, we must value waste workers and make sure they are in decent jobs<\/a>

By Daria Cibrario, PSI<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 12. Curbing the consumption of ultra-processed foods and beverages critical to achieving SDG 12<\/a>

By Marisa Macari, Alejandro Calvillo and Fiorella Espinosa, El Poder del Consumidor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 13. Climate Justice - How climate change battles are increasingly being fought, and won, in court<\/a>

By Tessa Khan, Climate Litigation Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 14. Sustainable fishery or Blue Economy?<\/a>

By Francisco J. Mar\u00ed, Bread for the World<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 15. The 30-year search for biodiversity gold: history repeats itself?<\/a>

By Jessica Dempsey, University of British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 16. Policies to address the gender dimension of Illicit Financial Flows<\/a>

By Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SDG 17. Trading away the SDGs?<\/a>

By Roberto Bissio, Social Watch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part IV \u2013 National Reports<\/strong>
National reports are being published weekly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n