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Charting New Directions: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Development
On 24 October 2025, the 80th anniversary of the signing of the charter of the United Nations, UN DESA convened a Global Policy Dialogue, "Charting New Directions: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Development” with members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs (HLAB). Speakers explored different avenues for achieving and maintaining inclusive, sustainable, and forward-looking development towards and beyond 2030.
Using Foresight Tools to Prepare for What’s Ahead
Join UN DESA and experts on economics and demography for a discussion about how high-quality analyses and forecasting tools can help countries create strategic foresight plans that aid in their sustainable development. This Global Policy Dialogue launched the “Future in Focus: Preparing for What Lies Ahead” review of the Department’s foresight and preparedness efforts.
Our event was free and open to all. It was held in English with International Sign Interpretation. This event was made possible by the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund.
Preparing the Most Vulnerable for Future Shocks: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue for the Classroom on the World Social Report 2024
The new World Social Report 2024 from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) illustrates how shocks hit the most vulnerable people and societies the hardest, with both short- and long-term impacts on social development.
New Pathways to End Poverty Amid Converging Crises: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue
The new "World Social Report 2024" from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) illustrates how shocks hit the most vulnerable people and societies the hardest, with both short- and long-term impacts on social development.
Future-forward Development Planning in Asia and the Pacific
UN DESA and UN ESCAP held a hybrid stock-take on 20 February 2024 and discussed the current economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific, using data from the “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024” (WESP) report launched in January.