For those inspired by the discussions of reform envisioned in previous pages, the coming year presents what has been hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the United Nations (UN). The Summit of the Future (SotF) will convene in September 2024 as an unprecedented high-level event, bringing together world leaders “to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future.” Per its conceivers, the Summit’s goals are to: “enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Charter, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives.”
The Summit of the Future is the culmination of a years-long initiative of the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Ahead of the 75th Anniversary of the UN, the Secretary-General launched a Global Conversation, which spurred more than 3,000 civil society dialogues worldwide and surveys involving some 1.5 million people in 195 countries. This discourse informed the Our Common Agenda (OCA) report released in September 2021, which now forms the basis of the SotF agenda.
Toward the Summit of the Future: Building the UN We Need
By Rebecca Shoot • Nudhara Yusuf
International & Regional Organizations
Originally published in the Mondial Journal
For those inspired by the discussions of reform envisioned in previous pages, the coming year presents what has been hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the United Nations (UN). The Summit of the Future (SotF) will convene in September 2024 as an unprecedented high-level event, bringing together world leaders “to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future.” Per its conceivers, the Summit’s goals are to: “enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Charter, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives.”
The Summit of the Future is the culmination of a years-long initiative of the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Ahead of the 75th Anniversary of the UN, the Secretary-General launched a Global Conversation, which spurred more than 3,000 civil society dialogues worldwide and surveys involving some 1.5 million people in 195 countries. This discourse informed the Our Common Agenda (OCA) report released in September 2021, which now forms the basis of the SotF agenda.
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