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Press Release: UN News
11 September 2024
Among the issues
under discussion are accelerating sustainable development
and reforming decades-old institutions, including the UN
Security Council and the international financial
system.
On Wednesday the Under Secretary-General for
Policy and UN lead for the Summit, Guy Ryder, briefed
journalists on the “very ambitious agenda” for the
conference.
A more ‘networked’
multilateralism
“The idea of the Summit is
to render the United Nations, the multilateral system, more
effective in the fulfillment of its mandate; to make it more
participatory, more networked. This, in the face of the very
clear global challenges that we face,” he
said.
“The fact that the world has changed and is
changing rapidly, and the reality that many of our
governance structures date back to the creation of the
United Nations when it had 51 Member States instead of the
193 Member States who will be gathering at the Summit
itself.”
Interest
mounting
Over 130 Heads of State and
Government are expected to attend the landmark event, which
will be held from 22 to 23 September, just ahead of the
annual high-level debate in the UN General
Assembly.
It will be preceded by two “action
days”, where non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
academics and private sector representatives will engage on
the main themes. So far, over 7,000 people have registered
to participate.
The Summit is expected to adopt a Pact
for the Future, with a Global Digital Compact and
Declaration on Future Generations annexed to
it.
Future vision
Mr. Ryder
gave an overview of the Pact, which he called “the mother
document”.
It will contain five chapters covering
sustainable development and related financing; peace and
security; science, technology and innovation; youth and
future generations, and transformation of global
governance.
The chapter on science, technology and
innovation “is where the annex on the Global Digital
Compact comes into play,” he said.
“The objective
of the Global Digital Compact is to make technology work for
humanity equitably,” he explained, highlighting the need
for action to close digital divides and create systems to
govern artificial intelligence (AI), among other
goals.
Meanwhile, the Declaration on Future
Generations aims to ensure that decisions made today take
into full account the needs and interests of
tomorrow.
Confidence and
consensus
“The ambitions for this Summit
have always been high,” said Mr. Ryder, adding that with
10 days to go, UN Member States are working hard to reach
the necessary consensus on the three outcome
documents.
“We need consensus for adoption, but I
think there is good reason to be confident that the
successful conclusion of these negotiations will produce the
Pact with two annexes that will truly make a difference,”
he said.
“This is something which is not only worth
having. It is something that we need to secure for the
future.”
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