The World Economic Forum runs some of the most-cited annual surveys of where the world is heading: the risks executives and experts fear, how work is changing, how far off gender parity remains, and whether international cooperation is holding together. These briefs pull out the numbers that matter for the SDGs.
Global Risks Report 2026
Geoeconomic confrontation tops the near-term risks and a fragmented, multipolar order is the consensus expectation, while adverse AI outcomes make the biggest jump up the ten-year list.
Read the brief → WEF · Jan 2026Global Cooperation Barometer 2026
The WEF and McKinsey’s measure of cooperation across five pillars: where the world is still working together, and where it is pulling apart.
Read the brief → WEF · Jun 2025Global Gender Gap Report 2025
The world has closed 68.8% of its gender gap; at the current pace full parity is 123 years away, with political empowerment furthest behind.
Read the brief → WEF · Jan 2025Future of Jobs Report 2025
170 million jobs created and 92 million displaced by 2030, a net gain, but 59 in 100 workers will need retraining, driven by AI, the green transition, and demographics.
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