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Presentation of the CDP report to ECOSOC's 2025 Management Segment and adoption of the ECOSOC resolution on the report

The global economic outlook has worsened significantly since the January 2025 forecast. Higher tariffs and trade policy uncertainty are expected to strain supply chains, raise production costs, and prompt businesses to delay or scale back investments.

A sudden escalation of trade tensions has sent shockwaves through the global economy, dampening growth prospects while fueling uncertainty and inducing financial market volatility.

In the second CDP Issue Brief, Sabina Alkire discusses the potential of data for poverty eradication and the opportunities for WSSD2 to act on that potential.

Report on the outcome of the 27th session of the CDP Plenary

Geopolitical fragmentation, trade barriers, and climate change portend recurrent supply-side shocks, fuelling unpredictable inflationary pressures. These disruptions are increasing uncertainty and volatility, which complicate investment decisions and economic policymaking.

In the first number of the new CDP Issue Brief Series, Carlos Lopes looks at the challenges confronting global trade in 2025.

The near-term global trade outlook is fraught with uncertainties amid new tariffs and other trade restrictions. While recent history demonstrates that the global trading system is resilient, often adapting by finding alternative channels for sustaining commerce, policy uncertainty could hinder this process by discouraging necessary investments.

CDP members will share their perspectives on what the international community should consider as it charts a path toward sustainable development beyond 2030