To address today’s pressing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for, one year ago in his Our Common Agenda report, a Summit of the Future to improve collective action worldwide. Among the summit’s anticipated outcomes are a Declaration on Future Generations, a Global Digital Compact, and a New Agenda for Peace. This report elaborates on the challenges, proposed major elements, and potential spoilers to be overcome for each of these global policy frameworks. It further argues that meaningful civil society engagement in the summit’s preparations can reassure all stakeholders that decisions taken are well-informed, enjoy broad social ownership, and generate a sense of co-responsibility in supporting their implementation.
The report will serve as an important resource for the Doha Forum community, the Global Governance Innovation Network, and policymakers, researchers, and advocates supporting the Summit of the Future preparations.
Moderator:
- Maryam Nemazee, Al Jazeera Newshour anchor
Introductory Remarks:
- H.E. Lolwah Al-Khater, Assistant Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar and Executive-Director of the Doha Forum
- Brian Finlay, President and CEO, The Stimson Center
Panelists:
- Poonam Ghimre, Youth Representative, UN Secretay-General’s High-Level Advisory Board for Effective Multilateralism
- Michael Collins, Executive-Director, Americas for the Institute for Economics & Peace
- Muznah Siddiqui, Former Research Consultant, Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson
- Nudhara Yusuf, Global Governance Innovation Network Facilitator and Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson
- Richard Ponzio, Senior Fellow and Director, Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson