3-October-2019
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The OECD has been monitoring well-being in our member countries through a dashboard of indicators for almost ten years. These measures highlight numerous challenges and indicate that it is high time to move from measurement to action.
26-September-2019
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Development co-operation and humanitarian assistance are in place to bring relief, support, and hope to people in crisis and despair.
25-September-2019
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The SDGs are the most ambitious, challenging and complex policy agenda that the global community has ever attempted to deliver. To achieve the 2030 Agenda, governments need to coordinate, consult, and work across policy areas in unprecedented ways.
25-September-2019
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I am honoured to be here alongside Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to welcome you to today’s event celebrating this important and innovative joint initiative, Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB).
24-September-2019
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With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, the international community made decisive commitments to transform development and address the global climate emergency. Today, we are brought together by the conviction that these brilliant examples of multilateral cooperation must pave the way to a more sustainable and prosperous future.
23-September-2019
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Placing Well-being at the Heart of Climate Policy
23-September-2019
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Urgent action on climate is needed now! The record heat waves we experienced this summer are just a taste of how climate change could spin out of control. Business leaders are recognising their role in addressing shared social and economic challenges – and that companies will face reputational risks if they do not act.
23-September-2019
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The climate emergency keeps growing: we have already experienced an increase in global temperatures of around 1˚Celcius relative to pre-industrial levels, as well as more extreme climate-related weather events. Without adaptation measures, it is estimated that rising sea levels will cause annual damages equivalent to 4% of the world’s GDP by the end of the century.
18-September-2019
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We are living in an age of pessimism, and there is plenty to be pessimistic about. But yesterday’s discussions showed that you can be optimistic and a realistic too. Although, as I always say, it is even better to be activistic. And that’s why we have gathered here these two days!
17-September-2019
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The OECD helps governments tackle the many policy issues they face. But I would argue that unless we adopt a systems approach, unless we employ systems thinking, we will fail to understand the world we are living in. Let me explain why.