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Reducing women’s vulnerabilities in the care economy: Recommendations from the Caribbean

Author(s) Shelene Gomes, 2023-2024 Visiting Scholar in Residence, University of Cape Town (South Africa) / Lecturer, The University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago); Bephyer Parey, Junior Research Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies. The University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago).

Investing in Digital Health Transformation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Author(s) Mathilde Forslund, Executive Director, Transform Health (Switzerland); Laurie Werner, Director, Center of Digital and Data Excellence, PATH (USA)

Gender mainstreaming as a key driver of a global inclusion agenda

Author(s) Joseph Upile Matola, Economist, South African Institute of International Affairs (South Africa); Saurabh Sinha, Social Policy Section Chief, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Ethiopia); Mma Amara Ekeruche, Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (Nigeria).

NCD Financing to Increase Equity and Achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) - The Time to Act is Now

Author(s) Sarbani Chakraborty, Center for Global Health, Dept. of Neurology. School of Medicine and Health, Technical University, Munich (Germany); Marijke Kremin, NCD Alliance (United States of America); Alison Cox, NCD Alliance (Switzerland)

Racial and Gender Inclusion through Economic Policies informed by Economic and Social Rights

Author(s) Professor Darrick Hamilton, Department of Economics: Public and Urban Policy and The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School (USA); Savitri Bisnath, PhD, Senior Director - Global Policy, The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School (USA).

Advancing Health Data Governance for Societal Well-being: A Perspective on Health Digital Common Goods for the G20

Author(s) Marina Fernandes de Siqueira, Lawyer of the Coordination of Telecommunication and Digital Rights Program, Idec (Brazil); Vitor Ido, Programme Officer, Health, Intellectual Property and Biodiversity Programme, South Centre (Switzerland) & Professor of Commercial Law, University of São Paulo (Brazil); Matheus Z. Falcão, Alex Trebek Visiting Doctoral Student Fellow, Centre for Law, Technology and Society - Ottawa (Canada); Shreeja Sen, Research Associate, IT for Change (India); Camila Leite Contri Coordination of the Telecommunication and Digital Rights Program, Idec (Brazil)

Addressing Health System Fragmentation by Improving Coordination

Author(s) João Pedro Caleiro, Writer-Researcher, Lemann Foundation Programme at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom); Patricia Chueiri Professor and Researcher, Department of Medicine at the Albert Einstein Israelite College of Health Sciences (Brazil)

Fighting inequalities from day 1: What role for nutrition and early child development policies in the G20 and beyond?

Author(s) Dominic Richardson, Managing Director, The Learning for Well-being Institute (The Netherlands); Megan Curran, Policy Director, Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy (United States); Shoba Suri Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (India); Hyun Hee Ban, Chief, Social Policy and Social Protection, UNICEF (India); Rodolfo Canonico, Executive Director, Family Talks (Brazil); John Hudson, Professor of Social Policy and Academic Director of The York Policy Engine, University of York (United Kingdom); David Harris, President, Children's Research and Education Institute (United States), Senior Research Fellow, Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy (United States) and Senior Research Fellow, UNICEF Innocenti Global Office of Research and Foresight (Italy); Urvashi Kaushik, Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF (India); Sophie Mackinder, Senior Lecturer in Global Social Policy and International Development. University of York (United Kingdom); Michael Simpson, Senior Policy and Research Manager, Theirworld (United Kingdom); Ignacio Socias, Advocacy Talent Acquisition, International Federation for Family Development (Spain); Alex Vazquez, Director of International Relations, International Federation for Family Development (Spain).

Bridging the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Global Water and Sanitation Access

Author(s) Terrina Govender, Associate Director - Development Innovation Lab, University of Chicago (USA); Natia Parekhelashvili, ADBI, Capacity Building and Training Associate (Japan); K.E. Seetha Ram, ADBI, Senior Consulting Specialist for Capacity Building and Training (Japan); Pascaline Dupas, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University (USA); Bimlesh Kumar, Director, Evidence Action (India); Aashi Agarwal, Intern at ADBI and Graduate Student at Harvard Kennedy School (Japan).

Rethinking social protection in the face of renewed life-cycle risks: assessing social protection’s role in Latin America and the Caribbean’s adaptation to climate change

Author(s) Gala Dahlet, Social Protection Officer, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the FAO, Chile; Flavia Lorenzon, Social Policy Expert, Eastern Caribbean Office of UNICEF, Barbados; Sayanti Sengupta, Technical Advisor on Social Protection and Climate, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Germany; Guillermo Montt, Social Protection Specialist, Sub-Regional Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the ILO, Chile; Rodrigo Astorga, Socioecological Transition Program Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Chile; Omar Benammour, Social Protection Officer, FAO Headquarters, Italy.

Integrating Biodiversity and Social Inclusion into G20 Sustainable Finance Taxonomies

Author(s) Daniel Scharwies, Project Manager, Climate & Company (Germany); Elizabeth Tamayo, Senior Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany); Dr. Sofia Helena Zanella Carra, Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany); Dr. Thauan Santos, Professor, Brazilian Naval War College (Brazil); Dr. Luan Santos, Coordinator, Sustainable Finance and Investments Group (gFIS/UFRJ) (Brazil) and Senior Analyst, Climate & Company (Germany),

Sustainable Development Solution: Using Gender Lens Investing in Climate Actions

Author(s) Anne Valko Celestino, Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Asian Development Bank, The Philippines; Neeti Katoch, Gender specialist, Asian Development Bank, The Philippines; Jessica Espinoza, CEO, 2X Global, UK; Agnes Surry, Deputy Head of the Capacity Buidling and Training Department, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan.