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Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025: Financial Inclusion for Sustainable Development
The resolution promotes open finance, stronger digital government, and better integration of financial inclusion into national SDG reviews, recognizing digital technology's role and the ongoing challenge of the widening financing gap, noting that access alone isn't enough for true resilience.
Over 60 Percent of the Arab World Still Outside the Banking System
Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million.
Leave No One Behind: Taking Action for Transformational Change on Women's Economic Empowerment
How to address the constraints contributing to persistent gaps in women’s economic opportunities
The Bottom of the Pyramid Strategy for Reducing Poverty: A Failed Promise
Advocating a larger role for the state in helping the poor climb out of poverty
Growth, Employment, and Poverty: An Analysis of the Vital Nexus Based on Some Recent UNDP and ILO/SIDA Studies
Examining role of employment in the growth-poverty linkage
Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development
Recommending steps for increased financial access by small enterprises and poor
Implementation of the First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006) and Draft Programme of Action for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005
United Nations General Assembly is planning for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005
Africa Advocacy Forum II: Microcredit - A Solution for Africa?
How can the growth of microfinance in Africa continue in the right direction?
Rejuvenating Bank Finance for Development in Asia and the Pacific
An overview of domestic resource mobilization for development in Asia and the Pacific