WIDER Development Conference: Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development

The deadline for submissions is 17 January :59 UTC+2.

There is a lot of ground to cover in the years leading up to 2030 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set in 2015. While progress on some implementation targets is moving rapidly, significant challenges remain: official development assistance is declining despite the onset of humanitarian crises, domestic resource mobilization lacks the scale necessary to achieve the SDGs, and private investment flows are not always compatible with sustainable development needs. Moreover, there continues to be a significant digital divide and trade tensions continue to grow. The world is more interconnected than ever, and only global approaches and partnerships will make moving ahead possible.

The 2020 WIDER Development Conference , in Helsinki, Finland, on 26and 27 June, aims to take stock of global progress towards achieving SDG...