This report explores the role of science in accelerating transformations toward sustainable development. The article emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary approaches, collaboration between science and policy, and scaling up research to drive systemic change. It calls for a renewed commitment to science as a catalyst for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and overcoming the barriers that hinder progress. #SustainableDevelopment #ScienceForChange #SDGs #ClimateAction #InnovationForChange
"Against the backdrop of the changes and shocks of the last few years, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development remains a strong and valid agenda for a desirable future – for people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership."
Embedding Equity in Crisis Preparedness and Response in Health Systems
In this report, the Embedding Equity in Crisis Preparedness and Response in Health Systems guide highlights the urgent need to integrate equity into health systems' crisis response. It emphasizes that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant disparities affecting marginalized communities, making it clear that systemic change is necessary. The guide offers actionable recommendations, case studies from 12 organizations, and a step-by-step workbook for health leaders to embed equity and racial justice into their crisis response strategies.
"To move towards health equity, we must address the systems, structures, and institutions that have historically and currently contributed to health inequities."
Intersectionality and Crisis Management A Path to Social Equity
In this paper, the author discusses the ongoing global crises and the challenges leaders face in making decisions under constant media scrutiny. With interconnected issues like natural disasters, economic recessions, and resource management, public planning must navigate how to allocate limited resources effectively. #GlobalCrisis #Leadership #PolicyMaking #CrisisManagement
"Gilligan’s work is notable for shifting the emphasis outside of male-dominated assumptions and perspectives and instead situates decision-making on helping and caring within relationship networks rather than centered in impartiality or neutrality. This is a basic tenet of understanding intersectionality."
Racial injustice in the Covid-19 response
Charity So White’s work on racism in the UK charity sector argues that racial justice must be at the heart of the sector’s response to the pandemic. This paper argues that organisations must ensure Covid-19 recovery plans centre Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and lays out guiding principles for how to do so. They include resources, notes on the appropriate language to use, and direct prompts for decision-making for funders, national charities and other organisations to ensure coordinated action towards an equitable response to Covid-19. #equalaccess
“It is not because of a lack of data or a lack of understanding, it is because systemic racism across our institutions and society has led to a reluctance to act.”
Beating the coronavirus: Ensuring a socially equitable response
This blog post notes that while the Covid-19 pandemic poses a threat to people everywhere, its effects will be felt disproportionately by some groups. Lessons from previous pandemics highlight the importance of adopting a 'whole-of-society' approach with solutions coming from all different sectors. #equitableresponse
"Unless we take a socially equitable approach to this crisis — one that is concerned with social justice, community development, equity, human rights, and cultural sensitivities — we cannot mitigate the horrendous effects the virus will have on these vulnerable communities."
Equity and locally led development in times of Covid-19
Martins emphasises the potential of Covid-19 to amplify existing inequities in the international development system, in two particular dimensions: 1) whose voices are listened to and valued, and 2) who is funded (before and since Covid-19). She poses the question, what if the international development system were to intrinsically value the resources, assets, and knowledge that have always existed in the global South? #voice #funding
"Equity in this context refers to a rebalancing of the power dynamic between the global South and North through reformed policies, a fairer distribution of global resources, and the creation of more equitable partnerships."
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