over 7 years ago // Innovative finance

Social impact bonds give tobacco growers an alternate path to health and wealth, writes United Nations Development Programme's Gail Hurley.

over 8 years ago // Financing development

Ethical debt instruments could be the innovation we need to fund the Sustainable Development Goals.

over 8 years ago // Ocean Conservation

Ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, U.N. Development Program Policy Specialist Gail Hurley explores how international finance institutions can support Sustainable Development Goal 14 on ocean conservation.

almost 10 years ago // Development finance

Least developed countries are intrinsically vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and less able to mobilize and attract the funding needed to implement the 2030 Agenda. As the world seeks "leave no one behind," what financing options might help least developed countries achieve the SDGs? UNDP's Gail Hurley and AFD's Marianne Mensah explore new financing instruments.

over 10 years ago // Sustainable development goals

The Addis Ababa summit in July revealed that there was no shortage of resource or good ideas on how to finance development. But more money alone is not sufficient; it's a matter of mobilizing those resources.