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LOCATION:Seville\, Spain
SUMMARY:FFD4 side event: New approaches for a renewed international coopera
 tion -  &#039\;Coalition of the willing on Beyond GDP&#039\;
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:As global leaders gather at the Financing for Development Confe
 rence in Seville\, the focus on &quot\;Beyond GDP&quot\; gains prominence\
 , highlighting the necessity of integrating comprehensive measures of soci
 al\, environmental and economic well-being into financial strategies to fo
 ster sustainable development. Indeed\, traditional metrics of economic de
 velopment do not capture the complexity of global economic interactions an
 d their outcomes for people. While GDP remains a key indicator of economi
 c output\, it is not a comprehensive measure of progress\, nor a guide for
  people-centered and planet-conscious policy. GDP fails to reflect key dim
 ensions of human and environmental well-being\, such as ecological vulnera
 bility\,  informality and job quality\, social cohesion and trust\, acces
 s to quality education\, digital inclusion\, health disparities\, safety a
 nd violence or the fairness of income and wealth distribution. It also ove
 rlooks intergenerational mobility and equity issues.There is a growing nee
 d for measures and policy objectives\, including in development finance\,
  that go beyond how much is produced. Now is the time to embrace and enact
  a new vision of progress.This event marks the official launch of the Coal
 ition of the Willing on the Beyond GDP Agenda\, a global alliance of count
 ries and partners committed to advancing the integration of more comprehen
 sive metrics of development into policy and financing practice. The coalit
 ion will serve as a platform for convergence\, mutual learning and action.
  Most importantly\, it will focus on the practical application of new metr
 ics\, exploring how they can reshape international cooperation to better r
 espond to the complex challenges of our time.&lt\;p&gt\;As global leaders 
 gather at the Financing for Development Conference in Seville\, the focus 
 on &quot\;Beyond GDP&quot\; gains prominence\, highlighting the necessity 
 of integrating comprehensive measures of social\, environmental and econom
 ic well-being into financial strategies to foster sustainable development.
 &amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Indeed\, traditional metrics of economi
 c development do not capture the complexity of global economic interaction
 s and their outcomes for people.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;While G
 DP remains a key indicator of economic output\, it is not a comprehensive 
 measure of progress\, nor a guide for people-centered and planet-conscious
  policy. GDP fails to reflect key dimensions of human and environmental we
 ll-being\, such as ecological vulnerability\,&amp\;nbsp\; informality and 
 job quality\, social cohesion and trust\, access to quality education\, di
 gital inclusion\, health disparities\, safety and violence or the fairness
  of income and wealth distribution. It also overlooks intergenerational mo
 bility and equity issues.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;There is a growing need fo
 r measures and&amp\;nbsp\;policy objectives\, including in development fin
 ance\, that go beyond how much is produced. Now is the time to embrace and
  enact a new vision of progress.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This event marks th
 e official launch of the &lt\;strong&gt\;Coalition of the Willing on the B
 eyond GDP Agenda&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, a global alliance of countries and par
 tners committed to advancing the integration of more comprehensive metrics
  of development into policy and financing practice. The coalition will ser
 ve as a platform for convergence\, mutual learning and action. Most import
 antly\, it will focus on the practical application of new metrics\, explor
 ing how they can reshape international cooperation to better respond to th
 e complex challenges of our time.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.or
 g\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ffd4-side-event-new-approaches-renewed-inter
 national-cooperation-coalition-willing-beyond
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