Harry Deng

Someone's gotta study the connection between speaking English and having no new housing

NEW: 4 years ago, the government studied whether or not a tunnel under Highway 401 was doable, finding a risk of collapse and eventually pausing the work. Now, it is refusing to release the study - after paying a company $9.1M to do it again. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11517188/…

NEW: Executives and owners of a number of organizations that received SDF money from the Ford gov’t quickly donated money right back to the PC Party. Critics are calling it a “circular economy” and a “scheme.” globalnews.ca/news/11499290/… #onpoli

$1.3 billion in a political slush fund, but deficits at North Bay Regional Health Centre of $5.6 million or $600,000 at Campbellford Hospital are unaffordable for the Ford government? Unbelievable. Unacceptable. thetrillium.ca/news/politics/…

The FAO reports the Ford government, having promised to end hallway medicine, is actually planning to cut 2,457 hospital beds. This, coupled with layoffs from underfunding, will choke access, extend waits & degrade the quality of care. Time to fight. thetrillium.ca/insider-news/g…

The Attorney General basically confirms that the Ford government's goal with this new legislation is to put an end to month-to-month tenancies, and give landlords ways to end tenancies without a legal reason and without an eviction process. ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

The Ford government already eliminated rent control for buildings built after 2018. They are now taking steps to eliminate rent control in Ontario altogether. This is shameful and disgusting given the affordability crisis that so many people are facing.

Global debt hit 330% of GDP in 2023 🌍 EMDEs are struggling due to slow growth, high interest rates and increasing reliance on private creditors. @UNUCPR calls for urgent reform of outdated sovereign debt governance architecture. 🔗 go.unu.edu/M8weL #UNUatFFD4 #UNUat50

New from UNU-CPR for #FfD4 📘 As debt burdens grow, a new brief by Harry Deng & Anahí Wiedenbrug explores how to Improve the Global Debt Architecture — from debt treatments to climate-linked reforms and calls for a global debt authority. 📖 unu.edu/cpr/report/imp…

This UNU-CPR report, informed by the 2024 Summit of the Future's Pact for the Future, outlines key recommendations to reform the global sovereign debt architecture ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in 2025: unu.edu/cpr/report/rev…

A new UNU-CPR Discussion Paper explores critical reforms needed in the G20’s Common Framework for a more effective debt relief mechanism. Learn how these recommendations aim to support vulnerable economies ahead of FfD4 in 2025. Read the report here: unu.edu/cpr/report/rev…

The G20's Common Framework aimed to address sovereign debt for the poorest countries post-COVID, but only four have applied, all facing delays. Here’s how the sovereign debt architecture can be improved ahead of upcoming multilateral processes: unu.edu/cpr/report/rev…

My latest report for @UNUCPR is out! The Fourth International Conference on Financing and Development is an opportunity for a big step forward. While more work is needed to advance sovereign debt reform, the work of UNU-CPR will hopefully stimulate meaningful discussions.

Strategic foresight is a central theme of the #SummitoftheFuture. Increasing preparedness and ensuring policies are ready for future changes is crucial 🌎 UNIDIR has developed pathways for action to address challenges in future scenarios. Read our report ahead of the Summit ⬇️

We were pleased to welcome Dr. David Passarelli, Head of the UNU’s Policy and Research team in New York to discuss research on IFI reform & The Summit of the Future.

It's alive! New issue out now. Open Access. cambridge.org/core/journals/… It's got everything you need: currency internationalization, infrastructural ambivalence, sustainable finance, and a whole forum on the rise of central banks. Come one, come all, bring your friends.

New report alert! 🚨 International Security in 2045: Exploring Futures for Peace, Security and Disarmament and its companion report on the methodology used to create the future scenarios are now available 📙📕✨ ➡ unidir.org/Security2045

Dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems with "Exploring Synthetic Data: A Primer" by @hwrdeng 📗 Learn about opportunities, challenges, and real-world applications. 🤖🌐 Read it here 👉 unidir.org/SyntheticData

Did you know that synthetic data can be used improve increasingly complex AI systems and mitigate biases? 🤔💻 📗 Read this report to learn how 👇 🔗  unidir.org/SyntheticData

New publication alert! 🚨 📘 "Exploring Synthetic Data: A Primer" introduces key opportunities, risks & implications of synthetic data in AI training. 💻 Read it here 👉 unidir.org/SyntheticData