Future Must Not Be Left To Chance Says Speaker As Summit Dialogue

Leo Migdal

-Dec 3, 2025, 12:10 PM

future must not be left to chance says speaker as summit dialogue

Current decisions must be made with the participation of youth and women to account for the long-term impact on future generations, speakers emphasized during an interactive dialogue at the Summit of the Future today. Opening the afternoon session, titled: “The Future Starts Now: enhancing the global system for current and future generations”, the Prime Minister of Jamaica observed that the global landscape has fundamentally changed since 1945, also... “Let this moment be one of reflection, but more importantly — one of action,” he stressed, urging States to ensure that multilateralism is not “just a relic of the past but a dynamic force”. For his part, the Prime Minister of Saint Maarten said that today’s challenges “call for a fundamental re-evaluation of our societal fabric”, as he called for decoupling economic development from environmental degradation, promoting gender... Recognizing that future generations cannot represent themselves and “it’s up to us to do that for them”, he added: “Thinking and acting for future generations requires a shift in mindset, but also a shift... Engaging youth in tackling current global challenges for future generations is a key focus of the Pact for the Future, an intergovernmentally negotiated, action-oriented outcome adopted at the Summit of the Future yesterday.

The Pact includes the Declaration on Future Generations, outlining commitments to build a sustainable and peaceful world for the more than 10 billion people projected to be born before the end of this century... “We need institutions […] that are not afraid of working hand in hand with young people,” said Felipe Paullier, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs. Noting that the Pact also includes a dedicated Chapter on youth, he urged States to engage young people as full-fledged partners. This can be achieved by transforming social and cultural beliefs that young people are inexperienced or unable to take decisions, providing adequate funding for youth and supporting their participation in decision- and policymaking. “Our ultimate goal is to ensure that meaningful youth engagement becomes the norm, rather than the exception,” he said. Home | Events | Summit of the Future 2024 | (Interactive Dialogue 4) Summit of the Future – General Assembly, 79th session

(Interactive Dialogue 4) Summit of the Future – General Assembly, 79th session This interactive dialogue focused on enhancing the global system for current and future generations, emphasizing the urgent need for action to address pressing global challenges. Participants, including world leaders, UN officials, and civil society representatives, discussed various aspects of building a sustainable and equitable future. Key themes included climate change mitigation, gender equality, human rights protection, and the importance of youth engagement in decision-making processes. Many speakers stressed the need for reforming multilateral institutions to make them more inclusive and responsive to contemporary challenges. The importance of regional cooperation and innovative financing mechanisms was highlighted as crucial for achieving sustainable development goals.

Several participants emphasized the interconnectedness of global issues, calling for a holistic approach to problem-solving. The role of education, technology, and digital inclusion in empowering future generations was widely recognized. Health equity and pandemic preparedness were also identified as critical areas requiring immediate attention and investment. The commitments of the recently inked Global Digital Compact must be carried out through collaborative actions fulfilling the promise of a digital world for all — eliminating digital divides and providing a prosperous, safe... Government leaders emphasized the need to rethink global governance and create a fairer, more inclusive multilateral system that will “benefit all countries” rather than “increase the power of a few”, as the Summit of... Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the SDG Media Zone, in New York today:

Current decisions must be made with the participation of youth and women to account for the long-term impact on future generations, speakers emphasized during an interactive dialogue at the Summit of the Future today. Today the General Assembly adopted the Pact for the Future, in which Heads of State and Government — representing the peoples of the world — made 56 pledges to action seeking to protect the... In 2020, the UN turned 75 and marked the occasion by starting a global conversation about hopes and fears for the future. This was the beginning of a process that would eventually lead, four years later, to the convening of the Summit of the Future, a major event this September, which will take place at UN... The Summit was conceived at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when there was a perception at the UN that, rather than cooperating to face this global threat that affected all of us, countries... “We were really confronted with the gap between the aspirations of our founders, which we were trying to celebrate at the 75th anniversary, and the reality of the world as it is today”, says...

“The problems that we faced, the threats, but also the opportunities and the imperfections in how we respond”. UN Member States tasked Secretary-General António Guterres to come up with a vision for the future of global cooperation. His answer to their call was “Our Common Agenda”, a landmark report with recommendations on renewed global cooperation to address a host of risks and threats, and a proposal to hold a forward-looking summit... World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The commitments of the recently inked Global Digital Compact must be carried out through collaborative actions fulfilling the promise of a digital world for all — eliminating digital divides and providing a prosperous, safe... Government leaders emphasized the need to rethink global governance and create a fairer, more inclusive multilateral system that will “benefit all countries” rather than “increase the power of a few”, as the Summit of...

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the SDG Media Zone, in New York today: Current decisions must be made with the participation of youth and women to account for the long-term impact on future generations, speakers emphasized during an interactive dialogue at the Summit of the Future today.

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