Promoting the social and solidarity economy for sustainable development

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution , in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to prepare a report, within existing resources, in collaboration with the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy, on the implementation of the resolution. The present report documents how the social and solidarity economy contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and an inclusive, job-rich, resilient and sustainable recovery. It highlights progress made and challenges encountered, following the adoption of the resolution, in the promotion of the social and solidarity economy through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, as well as through education, research, financial and non-financial support services and statistical visibility, and provides forward-looking recommendations in this regard.