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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

9 Jul 2024

In July, the ISC signed a landmark agreement with the Australian Academy of Science for five years to host the ISC RFP for Asia and the Pacific, with the support of a generous grant from the Australian Government. [...] In 2023, the ISC co-convened a plenary session within the official programme of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum for the first time, supported by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President and the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom and South Africa as co-chairs of the Forum. [...] © Ruth Cooper, Royal Society Group of Friends on Science UNEP-ISC Foresight Project New and strengthened UN ties for Action In 2023, a significant development The UN Environment Programme In 2023, the ISC signed a letter was the ISC’s initiation and support (UNEP) and the ISC partnered to of intent to collaborate with the of the launch of a UN Group of develop a strategic foresight and Food and Ag. [...] Additionally, significant funds were invested in finalizing the work of the ISC Global Commission on Science Missions for Sustainability; producing seminal work in the area of science in times of crisis and conflict; establishing the liaison function with the UN and ISC engagement with global policy processes; supporting the coordination of the science agenda through the work of the ISC affiliated. [...] The accumulated deficit and the use of the reserves to the end of 2023, and the projections at the end of 2024, fully respect the 2022–2024 budget approved by the membership at the 2021 General Assembly.

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