The World Economic and Social Survey will present a review of seven decades of the flagship publication—the longest running publication of its kind—and look at the historical lessons that are relevant for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In addressing the multitude of pressing challenges that the world is facing today, the analysis presented in the Survey will offer useful guidance to the international development community.
Who: Lenni Montiel, UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Diana Alarcón, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Unit, Development Policy and Analysis Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
What: Press briefing on the World Economic and Social Survey 2017 “Reflecting on seventy years of development policy analysis”
For more information on the Survey, please visit: https://wess.un.org/
When: Thursday 13 July, 11:00 a.m. EDT
Where: S-237, UN Headquarters, New York or live through http://webtv.un.org
Available for interviews
• Diana Alarcón, Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Unit, Development Policy and Analysis Division, DESA (English, Spanish)
• Nazrul Islam, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English)
• Hiroshi Kawamura, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Japanese)
• Marcelo LaFleur, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
• Alex Julca, Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Spanish, French)
• Hoi Wai Cheng, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, DESA (English, Chinese)
Media contacts
UN Department of Public Information
Daniel Shepard, T: +1 (212) 963-9495 | E: shepard@un.org
Kensuke Matsueda, T: +1 (917) 367-5418 | E: matsueda@un.org