Converging crises, shared solutions: Applying lessons from Asia and the Pacific to Global Challenges

In May 2025, the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB)—comprising thought leaders and practitioners from across regions and disciplines—convened in Bangkok, Thailand, to explore emerging global socioeconomic trends, risks, and opportunities.

To bring this high-level conversation to a wider, global public, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) hosted a Global Policy Dialogue on “Converging crises, shared solutions: Applying socioeconomic lessons from Asia-Pacific to global challenges” on the margins of the HLAB meeting.

• Watch the event on YouTube here.
• Concept Note.
• UN DESA Voice story, "UN High-level Advisory Board gears up for Bangkok meeting".