2015, a test for social cohesion

With three major events in quick succession that impact the direction of global development — the third International Financing for Development Conference later this month, the U.N. General Assembly in September where the sustainable development goals will be adopted and the Paris climate summit in December — 2015 is arguably a year that will also decide the future of our planet.

At the European Development Days 2015 in Brussels, Belgium, Devex asked key members of the global development community for their single most important call to action for this pivotal year.

Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS executive director, shared that financing should go beyond official development assistance, stressing a need for more domestic funding and more innovative ways to finance development.