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SUMMARY:World Café - Beyond GDP Unpacked: A Rapid Briefing for the RC Syst
 em
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DESCRIPTION:In May 2025\, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appoi
 nted an independent High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Beyond GDP with a ma
 ndate to develop recommendations for a limited set of country-owned\, univ
 ersally applicable indicators that complement Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
 . This initiative responds to the recognition that while economic growth r
 emains central to improving living standards\, GDP alone fails to capture 
 essential aspects of life such as equity\, inclusion\, and environmental s
 ustainability.ObjectivesThe World Café will provide an interactive space 
 for RCs/ Resident Coordinator Offices (RCOs)/ UN Country teams to:Provide 
 a concise preview of the emerging recommendations from the Beyond GDP High
 -Level Expert Group ahead of the May report launch.Enhance awareness regar
 ding the conceptual framework and the proposed dashboard of indicators.Act
 ivate the RCOs to support in-country work\, including national dialogues a
 nd policy uptake.Identify practical pathways for RCs and UNCTs to engage N
 ational Statistical Offices (NSOs) and Ministries of Finance in the implem
 entation and testing of the new metrics.Expected OutcomesThe World Café w
 ill produce:Shared understanding among RCs and RCOs regarding the Beyond G
 DP narrative and its implementation roadmap.Practical guidance on how RCOs
  can inform Member State deliberations and connect national realities to t
 he intergovernmental process.Recommendations for activating UN system supp
 ort for in-country piloting and the integration of broader progress indica
 tors into national budgeting and planning. This work contributes to the p
 roject &quot\;Beyond GDP: Advancing global and national initiatives to dev
 elop\, compile and integrate beyond-GDP metrics to foster inclusive\, sust
 ainable\, and forward-thinking policy making&quot\; with financial support
  from the 2030 Agenda Sub-Fund of the United Nations Peace and Development
  Trust Fund.  https://unctad.org/project/beyond-gdp-metrics-for-inclusiv
 e-forward-thinking-policy-making\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://un
 ctad.org/meeting/world-cafe-beyond-gdp-unpacked-rapid-briefing-rc-system
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