Innovative Finance

UNWTO has developed a series of Investment Guidelines to enhance coordination and cooperation and mobilize global investment mechanisms to respond to a global crisis. "Enabling Frameworks for Tourism Investment" provides insights for understanding and enabling the conditions and barriers to mobilize tourism investment and so build a competitive, sustainable and inclusive tourism sector beyond the attraction and promotion approaches.

The report reviews a range of financing instruments, strategies and mechanisms to help economies recover from the pandemic and effectively pursue the SDGs; and deep dives on the role of innovative climate and digital finance strategies.

This report rethinks funds as a concept, explores alternative models using a combination of monetary and non-monetary contributions and implementing innovative risk-mitigation mechanisms and financial solutions for smarter investments.

Highlights from the innovation efforts of UN Entities in the first quarter of 2021.

ESCAP and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment launched new digital policy resource with tools, recommendations and best practices for enabling policy environment for impact investment in Asia and the Pacific.

This report sets out pathways forward to help realize the full potential of digitalization, using lessons learnt from Indonesia and proposes specific and practical recommendations.

The report summarizes the findings and recommendations developed and agreed by the Task Force on Digital Finance of the SDGs.

This brief shares different approaches to and experiences with scanning the horizon for innovative ideas within or outside of organisations.

The report features a diverse selection of case studies illustrating the development of innovative finance in the region.

A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to rebuild stronger after COVID-19 by prioritizing women’s digital financial inclusion.

The report outlines 10 policy options for governments to rapidly work towards digital financial inclusion of all women.

The Guidelines aim to provide a helpful tool supporting responsible practices in the move from cash to digital payments to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth.

Explore how UN Entities are leveraging innovation to respond to COVID-19.

Explore how UN Entities are leveraging innovation to respond to COVID-19.

Highlights from the innovation efforts of UN Entities in the third quarter of 2020.

Highlights from the innovation efforts of 40+ UN Entities throughout 2020.