As I write this foreword to our Annual Report, many societies remain in lockdown or on high alert, international travel stands at its lowest point in decades and global cooperation is under severe pressure. Yet the need for international and interdisciplinary contacts has never been greater: we will not be fully safe anywhere until and unless everyone is, everywhere. At this crucial junction, the Forum will continue to play its role of global platform for governments, businesses, civil society and all generations.

It seems like a long time ago now but, just a few months ago in January 2020, our organization held its 50th Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, celebrating its mission of improving the state of the world. We looked back at some remarkable achievements in our history, such as the Davos Manifesto on stakeholder responsibility in 1973, the creation of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations in the 2000s, and the ongoing work on climate change, environmental protection, and inclusive growth and development.