Introduction
1 Origins, structure, functions, and funding of the UN development system
2 UN contributions to development thinking
3 UN goal-setting
4 Making the UN fit for purpose
5 The future (of the) UN development system
Annex I: Principal UN goals and targets, 1960–2015
Annex II: Principal UN development conferences and summits 163
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Biography
Stephen Browne is Co-Director of the Future UN Development System (FUNDS) Project, Senior fellow of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and visiting lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
'There is much to praise in this book–and much to debate–especially how to balance meeting the SDGs with fulfilling rights and the effectiveness and importance of collaboration versus coordination.' - Sir Richard Jolly, Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK
