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DTSTART:20261021T070000Z
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DTEND:20261021T160000Z
LOCATION:Online (two equivalent sessions)\, 
SUMMARY:Launch of a new phase: Advancing the development and use of metrics
  for policymaking Beyond GDP
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Building on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the
  milestone agreement by Member States in the &quot\;Pact for the Future&qu
 ot\; in 2024\, the webinar will situate Beyond GDP within the current glob
 al context\; provide an overview of the work undertaken by the UN Secretar
 y-General&#039\;s High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP\; and describe how
  the new UN initiative will provide opportunities for countries for engage
 ment and peer learning to advance Beyond GDP metrics and use.The sessions 
 will provide an overview of the conceptual framing and dashboard proposed 
 in the Counting What Counts report\; and describe how the new UN initiativ
 e will provide opportunities for countries for engagement and peer learnin
 g to advance Beyond GDP metrics and use. Interested countries can complete
  the Expression of Interest form to share their priorities and request sta
 tistical or policy support.To facilitate participation across regions and 
 time zones\, two equivalent sessions will be organized:Session 1: 21 Octob
 er 2026\, 14:00–15:30 UTCSession 2: 22 October 2026\, 07:00–08:30 UTC
  The sessions are held with support from the United Nations Peace and Dev
 elopment Trust Fund (UNPDF) and its project on Advancing global and nation
 al initiatives to develop\, compile and integrate Beyond GDP metrics to fo
 ster inclusive\, sustainable\, and forward-thinking policy making. The ses
 sion is organized jointly by UNCTAD\, UNDP\, and DESA in coordination with
  the Executive Office of the Secretary General\, UN Regional Commissions\,
  Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams.https://forms.cloud.mic
 rosoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccFRIgP7r67dKuAP4p2XZ
 4ehUMUo3Slk2SzdPMzhBS1I3WFJKNDRLOUdVRy4u&quot\; target=&quot\;_blank\n\nVi
 ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/launch-new-phase-adva
 ncing-development-and-use-metrics-policymaking-beyond-gdp
DTSTAMP:20261115T094337Z
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DTSTART:20261022T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20261022T160000Z
LOCATION:Online (two equivalent sessions)\, 
SUMMARY:Launch of a new phase: Advancing the development and use of metrics
  for policymaking Beyond GDP
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Building on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the
  milestone agreement by Member States in the &quot\;Pact for the Future&qu
 ot\; in 2024\, the webinar will situate Beyond GDP within the current glob
 al context\; provide an overview of the work undertaken by the UN Secretar
 y-General&#039\;s High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP\; and describe how
  the new UN initiative will provide opportunities for countries for engage
 ment and peer learning to advance Beyond GDP metrics and use.The sessions 
 will provide an overview of the conceptual framing and dashboard proposed 
 in the Counting What Counts report\; and describe how the new UN initiativ
 e will provide opportunities for countries for engagement and peer learnin
 g to advance Beyond GDP metrics and use. Interested countries can complete
  the Expression of Interest form to share their priorities and request sta
 tistical or policy support.To facilitate participation across regions and 
 time zones\, two equivalent sessions will be organized:Session 1: 21 Octob
 er 2026\, 14:00–15:30 UTCSession 2: 22 October 2026\, 07:00–08:30 UTC
  The sessions are held with support from the United Nations Peace and Dev
 elopment Trust Fund (UNPDF) and its project on Advancing global and nation
 al initiatives to develop\, compile and integrate Beyond GDP metrics to fo
 ster inclusive\, sustainable\, and forward-thinking policy making. The ses
 sion is organized jointly by UNCTAD\, UNDP\, and DESA in coordination with
  the Executive Office of the Secretary General\, UN Regional Commissions\,
  Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams.https://forms.cloud.mic
 rosoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccFRIgP7r67dKuAP4p2XZ
 4ehUMUo3Slk2SzdPMzhBS1I3WFJKNDRLOUdVRy4u&quot\; target=&quot\;_blank\n\nVi
 ew meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/launch-new-phase-adva
 ncing-development-and-use-metrics-policymaking-beyond-gdp
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