Are the IFIs contributing to SDGs 8 and 10?

10/16/2019 22:00 to 01/01/1970 00:00 -

It's time to discuss whether the IFIs effectively contribute to inequality reduction, decent work and economic growth.

Thursday, 17 October 2019 | 11:00am-12:30pm | World Bank I Building, Room 2-210 | Washington, D.C. This panel debated the contribution of the international financial institutions to sustainable development goals 8 and 10 on inequality reduction, decent work and economic growth. How are the institutions supporting the goals? What is the role of labour and human rights? Where can the institutions better support the goals? Panel:

Sean Nolan, Deputy Director of IMF Strategy, Policy and Review Department
Michael Weber, Senior Economist, World Bank Jobs Group
Franz Ebert, Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Kate Donald, Director of Economic and Social Policy, Center for Economic and Social Rights
Moderated by Muttaqa Yusha’u, Trade Union Policy Research Fellow, ITUC/FES

Saturday, 01.07.2017

Publication
Inclusive Economy

"Are the Multilateral Organizations Fighting Inequality?" 2017 Financial Impact Report Executive Summary

This report reviews policies of the United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG) and other global financial rule-makers, and scores them on a scale of 1–5 on their efforts and success at reducing inequalities.