{"id":118960,"date":"2026-10-12T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=118960"},"modified":"2026-10-12T00:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:52:04","slug":"media-advisory-wsr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/10\/media-advisory-wsr\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | United\u00a0Nations to launch\u00a02026\u00a0World Social Report on\u00a0New Economics of Social Inclusion\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Media Advisory<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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United\u00a0Nations to launch\u00a02026\u00a0World Social Report \u00a0<\/span><\/b>on\u00a0New Economics of Social Inclusion<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Press briefing live\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>UN WebTV<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The report is under embargo until\u00a015 October\u00a02026, 12:30\u00a0pm\u00a0ET<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The world is undergoing profound changes<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Economic, digital and\u00a0energy\u00a0transformations are redefining how people work,\u00a0learn\u00a0and\u00a0participate\u00a0in society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>While these changes offer significant opportunities, they are also creating new risks of exclusion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>World Social Report 2026: New Economics of Social Inclusion: Making Transformations Work for All<\/span><\/i>\u00a0argues that social inclusion is an investment and a prerequisite for successful economic,\u00a0digital\u00a0and green transformation. The report delivers a clear message: transformations are\u00a0inevitable,\u00a0exclusions are not<\/span>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0It\u00a0shows\u00a0that exclusion undermines productivity,\u00a0resilience,\u00a0and growth, while investments in people’s capabilities,\u00a0opportunities\u00a0and participation strengthen economies and societies.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Press briefing to launch\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0World\u00a0Social Report\u00a02026<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014<\/span><\/b>\u00a0The New Economics of Social Inclusion: Making Transformations Work for All<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WHO:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Video remarks by<\/span>\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/span><\/b>, United Nations Secretary-General<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bj\u00f8rg\u00a0Sandkj\u00e6r<\/span><\/b>, Assistant-Secretary-General\u00a0for Policy Coordination,\u00a0UN DESA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rashmi Banga<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0Chief,\u00a0Development Research Branch,\u00a0Economic Analysis and Policy Division,\u00a0UN DESA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Thursday,\u00a015 October\u00a02026, 12:30\u00a0pm\u00a0ET\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/span><\/b> UN Press Briefing Room, S-237<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0(Live on\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/webtv.un.org<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The report will be available on\u00a015 October\u00a02026,\u00a012:30\u00a0pm\u00a0ET<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>desapublications.un.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>once the embargo has been lifted.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Contacts:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin Samaan, UN Department of Global Communications,\u202fsamaanm@un.org<\/p>\n

Helen Rosengren,UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs,\u00a0<\/span>rosengrenh@un.org<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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