World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 presentation

The Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, presented the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013 (WESP) report in a briefing to a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today in New York. The report outlines the state of the world economy, the issues that are restraining global growth and the policy challenges that will need to be overcome to move towards a sustainable growth path. The session was chaired by the President of the Council, His Excellency Néstor Osorio (Colombia), and was well received by the representatives of the member states.

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