Strategic Foresight

Humanity faces intertwined challenges like climate change, geopolitical instability, and socioeconomic disparities, shaping children's well-being. Addressing these issues requires integrated, equitable solutions and informed policy choices. This study presents four scenarios modeling the long-term impact of technology, resources, and global cooperation on human development.

Explore how 40 UN Entities are leveraging innovative thinking, technologies and new way of working in their work.

This report provides an update on the state of climate science and the latest weather, climate, water and related environmental and social sciences for the future.

This comprehensive action plan encourages UN entities and teams to adapt the actions to the current stage of their journey, setting ambitious targets for each step.

Browse our living library showcasing events related to UN 2.0 priority areas taking place during the Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly 2024.

This session provides a platform for Member States to delve into how stronger capabilities in data, digital, innovation, foresight and behavioural science can accelerate national priorities and progress.

Learn how experts are advancing these and other enablers to sustainably embed new skills and approaches in organisations.

This session highlighted initiatives from UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank that are leveraging data, digital technologies and behavioural science to forge a path to a sustainable future.

This discussion will spotlight how connectivity, digital transformation and strategic foresight can be harnessed to re-envision how children learn.

Join this discussion exploring how UN 2.0 capabilities can accelerate our collective journey towards gender equality.

This discussion spotlights initiatives from DPPA, ACLED, and country-level insights from the RCO in Kenya and the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, that leverage data, innovation, and foresight approaches to foster peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and diplomacy.

Hear from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and senior UN leaders as they lay out the vision for a modernized UN.

Explore how 40 Entities are leveraging new approaches and cutting-edge technologies in their work.

Recent business transformation initiatives executed by the UN Advisory Alliance for UN entities

We find ourselves amidst an era marked by an unprecedented polycrisis, where our agrifood systems grapple with challenges that demand attention. Technology and innovation emerge as powerful tools to transform agrifood systems.

This tool encourages the safe and meaningful engagement of young people in foresight processes.