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The World Social Report is the flagship publication of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs on major social development issues.

The inevitability of preparing for a future with an older population adds to the urgency with which countries need to improve how they prepare young people for the jobs of today and the future. Without a large boost in labour productivity, the potential economic benefits due to an influx of young workers will remain unrealized at the scale needed for such a future.

UN DESA鈥檚 Economic Analysis and Policy Division is conducting research on the topic of 鈥淪ustainable Development in Times of Recurrent Crises鈥�. This work seeks to analyse the impact of more frequent and interlinked crises on sustainable development and to put forward policy options that would help design more impactful interventions, identify new opportunities for faster progress, enhance resilience, and strengthen multilateral cooperation.

EAPD will present recent research explaining how the current series of crises鈥攊ndividually and in combination鈥攁re likely to affect the ability to deliver the promises included in the 2030 Agenda. The research analyzes the transmission of these crises through seven channels and discusses policy implications.

To address the existing barriers to the adoption of these technologies, it is important to invest in digital literacy in rural areas, establish a new generation of agricultural extension services, make digital platforms user-friendly for smallholder farmers and build up infrastructure for agricultural e-commerce.

Join us for the Sustainable Development Outlook Webinar on Monday, 27 September 2021 10:00 am.

In charting out the way forward, Sustainable Development Outlook 2021 focuses on policy efforts that are cross-cutting in nature and have positive effects on multiple SDGs.

Featuring H. E. Ambassador Mohan Pieris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. Ambassador Mohan Pieris, President鈥檚 Counsel, has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York since January 2021. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Pieris held the positions of the Chief Justice, Attorney General, Senior Legal Advisor to the Cabinet, Legal Consultant to the Central Bank, and Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka.

Policies that aim at facilitating the uptake of the lithium-ion battery without compromising environmental impacts should create incentives at various stages of the battery value chain, including the closed-loop recycling system.