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Kudos to the United Nations for convening a “Summit of the Future.”

At this fall’s General Assembly, the summit brought together great minds to discuss issues that bedevil the world.

The summit boldly pledged to consider: “peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance.” And issued a lengthy pact that included … well, pretty much everything that’s in need of repair on our planet.

But … did they overlook anything or perhaps not give enough priority to certain subjects?

We asked global thinkers, movers and shakers to take a look at the U.N. agenda and nominate an overlooked or underemphasized issue. Here are their suggestions.