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G20 Argentina 2018

Achieving “25 by 25”: Actions to make Women’s Labour Inclusion a G20 Priority

TF4 - Gender Economic Equity
Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Alina Sorgner (Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)), Boris Branisa (Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD)), Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Cindy Drakeman (DoubleX Economy), Estela Rivero Fuentes (Counting Women’s Work), Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Gala Díaz Langou (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Margarita Beneke de Sanfeliu (Fundación Salvadoreña Para El Desarrollo Economico Y Social (FUSADES)), Paloma Ochoa (Fundación ICBC)
G7 Germany 2022

Digital Utilities for Scientific Research Towards an Equitable World

Social Cohesion, Economic Transformation and Open Societies
Policy area: Digital Governance, Security and Connectivity
Mei Lin Fung (People-Centered Internet), Declan Kirrane (Global Science Collaboration Conference), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Kurt Zatloukal (Medical University of Graz), Tamara Singh (People Centered Internet), Gora Datta (FHL7 University of California, Berkeley), Andrew Seely (MindPoint Group)
G20 Argentina 2018

Financial Inclusion for Women: A Way Forward

TF4 - Gender Economic Equity
Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Carolina Trivelli, Carolina Villanueva (Women 20 Argentina), Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Helen Walbey, Luz Martinez, Marcela Marincioni
G20 Argentina 2018

Gender Mainstreaming: A Strategic Approach

TF4 - Gender Economic Equity
Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Margo Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI)), Cesar Cordova Novion (Jacobs, Cordova & Associates), Arjan de Haan (International Development Research Centre), Gimena de León (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Maxime Forest (Sciences Po (PSIA), Paris (France)), Sandhya S. Iyer (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
G20 Italy 2021

Health systems: Strengthening preparedness

TF1 - Global Health and COVID-19
Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Elio Borgonovi (Bocconi University), Chiara Cadeddu (Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Marta Dassù (Aspen Institute Italia), Fabrizio Landi (Toscana Life Sciences), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Sabrina Montante (Head of EU Affairs-Health Research Sector), Sunisha Neupane (International Development Research Centre), Mario Raviglione (MACH Centre, Università di Milano), Walter Ricciardi (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Niccolò Serri (University of Cambridge), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre)
G20 Italy 2021

Health systems: Strengthening preparedness

TF1 - Global Health and COVID-19
Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Elio Borgonovi (Bocconi University), Chiara Cadeddu (Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Marta Dassù (Aspen Institute Italia), Fabrizio Landi (Toscana Life Sciences), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Sabrina Montante (Head of EU Affairs-Health Research Sector), Sunisha Neupane (International Development Research Centre), Mario Raviglione (MACH Centre, Università di Milano), Walter Ricciardi (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Niccolò Serri (University of Cambridge), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre)
G7 Japan 2023

Intellectual Property Rights Regimes, Their Assets, and Limitations

Science and Digitalization for A Better Future
Policy area: G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023
Justine Luwedde (Makerere University), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Jawoo Koo (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)), Judith A. Chambers (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
G20 India 2023

Leveraging Care Economy Investments to Unlock Economic Development and Foster Women’s Economic Empowerment in G20 Economies

TF-6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda
Policy area: Economic transformation
Mitali Nikore (Nikore Associates), Margo Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI)), Sunaina Kumar (Observer Research Foundation (ORF)), Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Gloria Langat (Aging and Development Unit), Gala Díaz Langou (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Mannat Sharma (Nikore Associates), Sukriti Anand (Nikore Associates)
G20 India 2023

Mitigating Risks and Harnessing Opportunities for the Digitally Enabled Care Economy

TF-1: Macroeconomics, Trade, and Livelihoods: Policy Coherence and International Coordination
Policy area: Digital Governance, Security and Connectivity
Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Vanesa D’Alessandre (CIPPEC), Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Katja Freiwald (UN Women), Ankita Panda (The Asia Foundation), Sabina Dewan (JustJobs Network, New Delhi (India) and Washington DC (USA)), Estefania Charvet (Southern Voice), Francisco Cos Montiel (Gender Justice and Development), Megan O’Donnell (Center for Global Development), Gillian Dowie (IDRC), Manisha Desai (UNRISD)
G20 Brazil 2024

Pathways To Comprehensive Care And Support Systems: Translating G20 Commitments Into Action

Fighting Inequalities, Poverty and Hunger
Florencia Caro Sachetti (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Brett Weisel ( Early Childhood Development Action Network (USA)), Kelsey Harris ( Center for Global Development (USA)), Ankita Panda (The Asia Foundation), Yara Tarabulsi ( Global Alliance for Care (Mexico)), Sona Mitra ( Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) - an initiative of LEAD at Krea University (India)), Zamiyat Abubakar ( Southern Voice (Nigeria)), Amber Parkes ( UN Women (UK)), Anna Eknor Ackzell ( UNRISD), Alberto Vasquez Encalada ( Center for Inclusive Policy (Switzerland))
G20 Indonesia 2022

Policy Proposals For External Debt Management And Sustainability In Developing And Low-Income Countries

TF7 - International Finance and Economic Recovery
Policy area: International Finance and Economic Recovery
Fernando Lorenzo (Centro de Investigaciones Economicas), Luis Miguel Galindo (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México), Ramiro Albrieu (Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad), Dionisio Borda (Centro de Analisis y Difusién de la Economia Paraguaya), Paul Lakuma (Economic Policy Research Centre), Mma Amara Ekeruche (Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)), Alemayehu Geda (Addis Ababa University), Arjan de Haan (International Development Research Centre)
G20 Brazil 2024

Public Debt And Sustainable Development In The Post-pandemic Era: A Global South View

Reforming the international financial architecture
Ramiro Albrieu (Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad), Mma Amara Ekeruche (Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)), Paul Lakuma (Economic Policy Research Centre), Alemayehu Geda (Addis Ababa University), Luis Miguel Galindo (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México), Fernando Lorenzo (Centro de Investigaciones Economicas), Arjan de Haan (International Development Research Centre)
G7 Germany 2022

Research, Evidence and Learning – The Need for a Global Infrastructure

Global Health
Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Anna-Katharina Hornidge (German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)), Melissa Leach (Institute of Development Studies (IDS)), Hayley MacGregor (Institute of Development Studies (IDS)), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Mei Lin Fung (People-Centered Internet)
G20 Germany 2017

SDGs and Health: A Vision for Public Policy

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Zoe Boutilier (International Development Research Centre), Ilona Kickbusch (Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Sunisha Neupane (International Development Research Centre), Miriam Sangiorgio (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Michaela Told (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute)
G20 Germany 2017

SDGs and Health: A Vision for Public Policy

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Zoe Boutilier (International Development Research Centre), Ilona Kickbusch (Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Sunisha Neupane (International Development Research Centre), Miriam Sangiorgio (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Michaela Told (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute)
G20 Germany 2017

SDGs and Health: A Vision for Public Policy

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Zoe Boutilier (International Development Research Centre), Ilona Kickbusch (Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Ali Mehdi (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)), Sunisha Neupane (International Development Research Centre), Miriam Sangiorgio (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute), Peter Taylor (International Development Research Centre), Michaela Told (The Global Health Centre at The Graduate Institute)
G20 Argentina 2018

The Imperative of Addressing Care Needs for G20 countries

TF4 - Gender Economic Equity
Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Abigail Hunt (ODI Global), Carla Isnaldi (Women 20 Argentina), Carolina Robino (International Development Research Centre), Estela Rivero Fuentes (Counting Women’s Work), Gala Díaz Langou (Centro de Implementacion de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)), Margo Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI)), Sarah Gammage (International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)), Urvashi Aneja (Observer Research Foundation (ORF))

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