UN chief asks countries to look beyond GDP as measurement of economic progress

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UN chief asks countries to look beyond GDP as measurement of economic progress

STORY: UN chief asks countries to look beyond GDP as measurement of economic progress DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of the attendees 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of Antonio Guterres speaking 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of the conference room STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged member states to move toward universal and comprehensive measurements to complement gross domestic product (GDP) as a metric for economic progress. GDP is the most widely used metric for a country's economic progress. It has become a proxy for wealth creation and development progress. It plays a part in evaluating countries and in allocating development resources, said Guterres in a presentation of his policy brief. SOUNDBITE 1 (E

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