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Richard Baldwin, Rikard Forslid For decades, human capital research has relied on measures of schooling (Mincer 1984, Mankiw et al. 1992). But proxying human capital with schooling assumes that being in school translates into learning. Evidence suggests that this is often not the case (Pritchett 2013). Recent analysis reveals that six out of ten adolescents worldwide cannot meet basic proficiency levels in maths and reading (UNESCO 2017). This gap between schooling and learning is particularly acute in developing countries. In Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda three quarters of grade 3 students can...

Simultaneously, UNDP has kicked off the final public consultation for finalizing the SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises— from 31 March through May 2021, with an anticipated Version 1.0 release of the Standards by 30 June 2021. Feedback is sought from all interested stakeholders, including enterprises, investors, civil society, analysts, intermediaries, assurance providers and policy makers. “We are delighted that the responses overwhelmingly saw the important contribution that these Standards can make, in shifting the capital to fund the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are ...

Share New York: The CITES Secretariat, Jackson Wild™ and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), announced today the winners of the 2021 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase on the theme of “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.” The eleven award-winners were picked from 38 finalists, out of a total of 275 entries in five categories, four of which comprised both long form and short form winners. In addition to the finalists, 12 programs were selected for recognition as “Honorable Mentions.” The winning films were unveiled during the high-level virtual event mar...

U.N.: With 30 Million Facing Famine, Secretary-General Announces Prevention Task Force, Warns Security Council Against Cutting Aid as Solution to Economic Woes Targeted News Service March 11, 2021, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the * * * Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on the links between conflict and hunger -- an urgent and important issue. Today, I have one simple message: If you don't feed people, you feed conflict. Conflict drives hunger and famine, and hunger and famine drive conflict. When a country or region is gripped by conflict and hunger, they become mutua...

Source: United Nations Development Programme 2 Geneva/Jackson Hole, WY /New York, 3 March 2021 – The CITES Secretariat, Jackson Wild™ and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), announced today the winners of the 2021 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase on the theme of “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.” The eleven award-winners were picked from 38 finalists, out of a total of 275 entries in five categories, four of which comprised both long form and short form winners. In addition to the finalists, 12 programs were selected for recognition as “Honorable ...