The Data Speaks: Sustainable Recovery Goals Risk Falling Short Without Respect for Human Rights

As the worlds public development banks (PDBs) prepare to convene at the Finance in Common Summit to coordinate prerogatives in responding to the COVID-19 and global climate crises, human rights and community voices must be at the center of the decisions. There is simply no way to achieve just and equitable solutions to global challenges without due consideration of the human rights impacts of projects intended to provide aid and development. This lesson has been repeated many times over in the context of development finance.