Social Watch E-Newsletter - Issue 252 - April 5, 2016

During the session on “accountability and transparency of multi-stakeholder partnerships” held in the framework of the Partnership Forum of the United Nations, Barbara Adams from Global Policy Forum and Social Watch said that partnerships are based in a win-win dynamic but there is a need to understand of what is "win-win". 
Would be beneficiaries of such initiatives have to be included, she argued. "We need to look and see how the contribution of partnerships has benefits. We need a more systemic approach when we are looking at the win-win approach". See the video

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) concept of interdependence between countries and policy areas can be employed in the follow-up and monitoring of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, says a recent policy brief of this international agency.
UNCTAD argues that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development substantially increases the demand for evidence-based analysis and integrated and coordinated policy support. Read more

More public investment in caring infrastructure is well warranted under existing evidence, is the message that emerges from a new study released recently by the ITUC.
The study shows that investment into the care economy of 2 per cent of GDP in just 7 countries would create over 21 million jobs and help countries overcome the twin challenges of ageing populations and economic stagnation. Investing in care narrows the gender pay gap, reduces overall inequality and helps redress the exclusion of women from decent jobs. Read more