In November 2021, the UNESCO General Conference unanimously adopted 2 December as “World Futures Day” (WFD).
Over the years, key milestones recognizing the importance of anticipatory decision-making have been met, such as the Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, the adoption of the Pact for the Future along with the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. 2025World Futures Day will highlight UNESCO’s intersectoral and multidisciplinary approach to addressing today’s major challenges through futures thinking and foresight and will illustrate the benefits of the practical application of foresight in policy-making when navigating in an era of volatility. It will also leverage the interdisciplinary network of over 1100 UNESCO University Chairs, including 35 UNESCO Chairs in Futures Studies across the world as antennas who are identifying and exploring issues that are emerging and on the horizon in their diverse fields of expertise. World Futures Day will also be the occasion to announce UNESCO’s Global Anticipatory Policy Coalition, led by UNESCO’s MOST Programme. Serving as a global platform, the Coalition will foster knowledge exchange and peer learning by convening government officials and foresight experts experienced in applying foresight to share lessons and best practices to promote foresight and anticipation capabilities across Member States and advance forward-looking, equity-driven policy solutions for social transformation. The Coalition will operate in an interdisciplinary manner, engaging across sectors to ensure that foresight and anticipation is mainstreamed into policy development and implementation.
In November 2021, the UNESCO General Conference unanimously adopted 2 December as “World Futures Day” (WFD).
Over the years, key milestones recognizing the importance of anticipatory decision-making have been met, such as the Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, the adoption of the Pact for the Future along with the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. 2025 World Futures Day will highlight UNESCO’s intersectoral and multidisciplinary approach to addressing today’s major challenges through futures thinking and foresight and will illustrate the benefits of the practical application of foresight in policy-making when navigating in an era of volatility. It will also leverage the interdisciplinary network of over 1100 UNESCO University Chairs, including 35 UNESCO Chairs in Futures Studies across the world as antennas who are identifying and exploring issues that are emerging and on the horizon in their diverse fields of expertise. World Futures Day will also be the occasion to announce UNESCO’s Global Anticipatory Policy Coalition, led by UNESCO’s MOST Programme. Serving as a global platform, the Coalition will foster knowledge exchange and peer learning by convening government officials and foresight experts experienced in applying foresight to share lessons and best practices to promote foresight and anticipation capabilities across Member States and advance forward-looking, equity-driven policy solutions for social transformation. The Coalition will operate in an interdisciplinary manner, engaging across sectors to ensure that foresight and anticipation is mainstreamed into policy development and implementation.
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