The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday said its annual Davos meeting will call on leaders from across the globe to address short-term economic, energy and food crises while laying the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient world.

Under the theme of "Cooperation in a Fragmented World", the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, taking place 16-20 January in Swiss ski resort town of Davos, comes as multiple crises deepen divisions and fragment the geopolitical landscape.

“We see the manifold political, economic and social forces creating increased fragmentation on a global and national level. To address the root causes of this erosion of trust, we need to reinforce cooperation between the government and business sectors, creating the conditions for a strong and durable recovery, ” said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF.

"At the same time there must be the recognition that economic development needs to be made more resilient, more sustainable and nobody should be left behind," Schwab added.

The WEF announced this year there will be “record participation” at Davos. At the 53rd Annual Meeting more than 2,700 leaders from 130 countries will convene, including 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 CEOs,

The program of this year's Annual Meeting focuses on solutions and public-private cooperation to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.

"It encourages world leaders to work together on the interconnected issues of energy, climate and nature; investment, trade and infrastructure; frontier technologies and industry resilience; jobs, skills, social mobility and health; and geopolitical cooperation in a multipolar world," said the WEF, which describes itself as an international organization for public-private cooperation.