Strategic Foresight

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June 12, 2025

Future of Programming

UN 2.0 Side Event on Foresight: Future of Programming
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
June 12, 2025

Youth Foresight: Reimagining Decision-Making

Youth Foresight: Reimagining Decision-Making Spaces
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
June 11, 2025

Next-Gen Migration Solutions: Youth, Data, and Anticipatory Action

A virtual UN 2.0 side event organized for exploring how IOM is using innovation, data, and youth leadership to operationalize anticipatory action in migration management.
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 13: Climate Action
June 10, 2025

Data with Dignity: Refugee Feedback through AI DigitalAAP

DigitalAAP at UN 2.0 showcased AI-powered refugee feedback, turning real-time insights into faster humanitarian decisions.
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
December 16, 2024

Navigating the Future - Four scenarios assessing child well-being in the 21st century

Humanity faces intertwined challenges like climate change, geopolitical instability, and socioeconomic disparities, shaping children's well-being. Addressing these issues requires integrated, equitable solutions and informed policy choices. This study presents four scenarios modeling the long-term impact of technology, resources, and global cooperation on human development.
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
December 11, 2024

UN Innovation Update 2024 #2

Explore how 40 UN Entities are leveraging innovative thinking, technologies and new way of working in their work.
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November 14, 2024

Shaping sustainable agrifood futures: pre-emerging and emerging technologies and innovations for impact

An extended global foresight report with regional and stakeholders' insights
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
November 11, 2024

United in Science 2024: A multi-organization high-level compilation of the latest weather, climate, water and related environmental and social sciences for the future

This report provides an update on the state of climate science and the latest weather, climate, water and related environmental and social sciences for the future.
SDG 13: Climate Action
November 1, 2024

UN 2.0 Action Plan

This comprehensive action plan encourages UN entities and teams to adapt the actions to the current stage of their journey, setting ambitious targets for each step.
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September 20, 2024

Guide to UNGA 2024 and the Summit of the Future

Browse our living library showcasing events related to UN 2.0 priority areas taking place during the Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly 2024.
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April 26, 2024

UN 2.0 Week - What Next? What Member States Expect From a UN 2.0

This session provides a platform for Member States to delve into how stronger capabilities in data, digital, innovation, foresight and behavioural science can accelerate national priorities and progress.
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April 25, 2024

UN 2.0 Week - Enabling the Transformation: Taking the UN 2.0 Vision Forward

Learn how experts are advancing these and other enablers to sustainably embed new skills and approaches in organisations.
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April 24, 2024

UN 2.0 Week - Reimagining Education: Connectivity, Digital and Foresight for Inclusivity

This discussion will spotlight how connectivity, digital transformation and strategic foresight can be harnessed to re-envision how children learn.
SDG 04: Quality Education
April 24, 2024

UN 2.0 Week - Green Horizons: Scaling Climate Solutions for a Sustainable Planet

This session highlighted initiatives from UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank that are leveraging data, digital technologies and behavioural science to forge a path to a sustainable future.
SDG 13: Climate Action
April 23, 2024

UN 2.0 Week - Breaking Barriers: How UN 2.0 Supports an Inclusive Future for Women & Girls

Join this discussion exploring how UN 2.0 capabilities can accelerate our collective journey towards gender equality.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
April 22, 2024

[UN 2.0 Week] How the UN 2.0 Vision Will Help Us Get to the SDGs

Hear from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and senior UN leaders as they lay out the vision for a modernized UN.
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