Humanity needs leadership and
solidarity to defeat the coronavirus
How companies are engaging with the SDGs in China, which areas matter the most, future trends, and how companies can help to recover from shocks and crises, such as COVID-19.
Empowering young people with digital skills and encouraging innovative, inclusive and sustainable solutions to address the social economic and health issues caused by COVID-19.
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to accelerate progress on the SDGs, and now more than ever, we need AI expertise contributing to the global effort.
How much do you know about sustainable development? UNDP China's newly launched SDG-themed debate game puts your knowledge to the test!
Amid a global public health emergency, UBI-like interventions can be considered as part of a one-off stimulus package of policies to ameliorate its economic effects.
Technical Report on SDG Finance Taxonomy
Achieving the SDGs by 2030 calls for unprecedented investments and cooperation across all of society – including governments, communities, civil society and the private sector. This is already changing ‘business as usual,’ by putting the SDGs at the centre of how business is done. To support this, the SDG Finance Taxonomy (China) offers a classification system with impact assessment and reporting criteria for finance and investment activities that can make a substantial contribution to at least one SDG, while avoiding significant harm to the others.
Harmonizing Investment and Financing Standards towards Sustainable Development along the Belt and Road
UNDP and China Development Bank launched a joint report on harmonizing investment and financing standards towards sustainable development along the Belt and Road. The purpose of this report is to help drive sustainable development and the attainment of the SDGs through the creation and effective implementation of harmonized best-practice standards that can guide BRI investment and financing.
National Human Development Report Special Edition
2019 marked the 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China, and 40th year anniversary of the United Nations and UNDP presence and partnership in China. The Special Edition report reflects on the remarkable changes that have taken place. It takes stock not only of the economic achievements often and widely reported, but, more importantly of the wider range of sustainable human development progress achieved by China.
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About China
76
Life Expectancy
15,270
Gross national income per capita
1.9 %
Population living below the poverty line
86
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