The trust and goodwill that are critical to COP27 success depend on commitments of full and timely financial support, as well as meaningful progress on loss and damage, adaptation, and long-term mitigation goals.

A new UN Security Council sanctions regime for Haiti has the potential to provide support to pursue criminals involved in human trafficking and modern slavery.

A multi-faceted approach to disaster risk reduction that incorporates a lens of interconnectivity is necessary for building long-term resilience of communities and ecosystems.

To speed up progress on SDG 6, decision-makers must prioritise critical SDG 6 targets in a post-pandemic context and harness the potential of SDG interlinkages in policies and implementation plans.

Only 15% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and even where vaccines are available, access and uptake are impeded by gender-related barriers and inequities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed governments towards digital interventions to enhance the efficiency, resilience, and inclusivity of public services, but these efforts still need to focus on understanding citizen data and translating insights into decision-making.

As post-COVID cities build back better, tackling the corruption that impedes progress on urban issues will require a sustained ethos of care, community spirit, and selflessness that emerged during the pandemic.

Those watching India’s climate action should keep in mind that India’s desire to achieve, rather than set and forget, its climate targets best explains its currently modest ambitions, not a lack of commitment to the cause.

To prevent global disasters such as the current unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, developed countries absolutely must act now to slow and halt climate change.

As extreme weather events grow in intensity and frequency, nowhere is guaranteed to be safe from danger, as New Yorkers discovered on 1 September 2021 when Hurricane Ida struck causing floods that led to some 29 deaths and shut down much of the subway system.