UN Process Tracker

Beyond GDP: tracking the UN process

Interactive readouts of the intergovernmental Beyond GDP conversation, from the March 2026 General Assembly briefing and the July 2026 HLPF panel that opened the elements-paper phase, to the October 2026 launch of the UN's country phase. Each readout is coded to speakers' verbatim positions — no inferred stances.

The four waypoints, in order

Waypoint 14 March 2026

General Assembly briefing

Delegations' first reactions to the high-level expert group's Beyond GDP framework.

Waypoint 27 May 2026

First open consultation

Report-launch consultation — 27 delegations positioned across the framework's fault lines.

Waypoint 3July 2026 · HLPF

HLPF panel: from analysis to impact

Practitioners on implementation, and the news that Spain–Guyana opened the elements-paper phase (deadline 10 Aug 2026).

Waypoint 421 October 2026 · Webinar

The UN launches the country phase

UNCTAD, UNDP and DESA open pilots, a data hub and peer learning for countries. Expressions of interest due 30 Nov 2026; the GA track waits for new co-facilitators.

Cross-cutting views

AnalysisMarch → May 2026

Position drift

How delegation positions moved between the March briefing and the May consultation.

Analysis2026

Time-series readout

The March and May meetings side by side — what stayed central, what shifted.