Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day with global unemployment rates of 5.7% and having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty in many places. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress. Even though the average annual growth rate of real GDP per capita worldwide is increasing year on year, there are still many countries in the developing world that are decelerating in their growth rates and moving farther from the 7% growth rate target set for 2030. As labor productivity decreases and unemployment rates rise, standards of living begin to decline due to lower wages.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Job opportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working age population. There needs to be increased access to financial services to manage incomes, accumulate assets and make productive investments. Increased commitments to trade, banking and agriculture infrastructure will also help increase productivity and reduce unemployment levels in the world’s most impoverished regions.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II |
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Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies |
WAEPA | 1943 | Falls Church VA | USA | N | |
Worldwide ERC |
1964 | Arlington VA | USA | N | ||
Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support |
WINGS | 1998 | Sao Paulo | F | y | |
Worldwide Orphans Foundation |
WWO | 1997 | Maplewood NJ | USA | N | f |
WORLDWISE |
1991 | Bainbridge Island WA | USA | N | ||
WOTRO Science for Global Development |
1964 | The Hague | G | f | ||
XBRL Europe |
Brussels | Belgium | E | y | ||
XBRL International |
1998 | Clark NJ | USA | F | ||
YEM Foundation |
YF | 2017 | Las Vegas NV | USA | F | f |
ygap |
Richmond VIC | Australia | G | |||
Young Americas Business Trust |
YABT | 1999 | Washington DC | USA | G | |
Young Arab Women Entrepreneurs |
YAWE | Beirut | Lebanon | J | ||
Young Entrepreneurs for Europe |
YES for Europe | 1988 | Brussels | Belgium | D | |
YourStory International |
YSI | Centerville MA | USA | N | ||
Youth and European Social Work |
YES Forum | 2002 | Stuttgart | Germany | F | |
Youth Business International |
YBI | 1999 | London | UK | G | |
Youth Employment Network |
YEN | 2001 | Geneva | Switzerland | E | |
Youth Express Network |
Y-E-N | 1993 | Strasbourg | France | F | |
Youth For Public Transport |
Y4PT | 2009 | F | |||
Youth for Technology Foundation |
YTF | 2000 | Louisville KY | USA | G | f |
Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action |
YUVA | 1984 | Mumbai | India | G | |
Zangger Committee |
ZC | 1971 | Vienna | Austria | E | g |
Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation |
1992 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | G | f | |
Zero Waste International Alliance |
ZWIA | 2003 | J | |||
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung |
1990 | Mannheim | Germany | G | ||
ZOA |
1973 | Apeldoorn | Netherlands | G |