A New Policy Consensus to Accelerate Social Progress.

 

These are troubling times. Rising tensions and increasing polarization are threatening global cooperation. Thus, international solidarity is needed now more than ever. As highlighted in this year’s World Social Report, inequality, insecurity and deep distrust are rife across the world. Countless people are struggling to make ends meet while wealth and power are concentrated at the top. Economic shocks, conflict and climate disasters continue to erase hard-won development gains. For too many, life is marked by uncertainty and insecurity, which, in turn, are fuelling frustration and deepening divisions. The Sustainable Development Goals are woefully off track. This report charts a path forward – arguing for policymaking that places equity, economic security and solidarity at the core of global, regional and national agendas. And it urges action to drive progress at this year’s Second World Summit for Social Development. At its core, the report is a reminder that no nation can thrive in isolation. The global challenges we face demand collective solutions. Now more than ever, we must strengthen our resolve to come together and build a world that is more just, secure, resilient and united for each and every one of us.

 António Guterres; United Natuions Secretary General.