Pact For The Future Summary International Environment Forum

Summary of its main pointsUnited NationsSeptember 2024 At the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024, world leaders adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of a years-long process to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The hard work of implementation begins immediately. The adoption of the Pact demonstrates that countries are committed to an international system with the United Nations at its center. Leaders set out a clear vision of a multilateralism that can deliver on its promises, is more representative of today’s world and draws on the engagement and expertise of governments, civil society and other...

The Pact is the most wide-ranging international [United Nations] agreement in many years, covering both new areas and issues on which agreement has not been possible in decades. Above all, it aims to ensure that that international institutions can deliver in the face of a world that has changed dramatically since they were created. It makes clear commitments and achieves concrete deliverables on a range of issues, with strong attention to human rights, gender and sustainable development. Member States recommitted to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and of the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration through urgent and scaled-up action, policies and investments with the goal to end poverty and... The Pact also acknowledges the need for Member States to begin to consider how to advance sustainable development beyond 2030. At the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future and its annexes: the Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations.

This historic agreement is the culmination of years of inclusive dialogue and collaboration aimed at modernizing international cooperation to address today’s realities and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges. The Pact for the Future is the most comprehensive international agreement in decades, covering entirely new areas while also resolving issues that have long stalled consensus. Its primary objective is to ensure that international institutions are equipped to navigate a world vastly different from the one in which they were created. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres observed, “We cannot create a future fit for our grandchildren with a system built by our grandparents.” The Pact reaffirms global commitment to the United Nations, the international system, and the principles of international law. It envisions a world where the international system delivers on its promises, reflects the diversity of today’s global landscape, and leverages the collective strength of governments, civil society, and other key partners.

“The Pact for the Future, together with the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, unlocks new opportunities and untapped potential,” said Secretary-General Guterres during the Summit of the Future. The President of the General Assembly hailed the Pact as a foundation for “a sustainable, just, and peaceful global order – for all peoples and nations.” The Pact addresses a wide array of critical global issues, with commitments to: In Our Common Agenda, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, stated ‘humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough’. Multiple crises such as growing inequalities, conflicts, climate change and biodiversity loss are posing severe threats to the world. This is the context in which the Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow will take place on 22-23 September 2024.

The Summit aims 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... An action-oriented outcome document, the Pact for the Future, is currently being negotiated by Member States through a detailed intergovernmental process. In realizing this future-oriented vision for all, the academic community has a key contribution to make, which is why the UNESCO Chairs, UNITWIN Networks, and other research partners came together for the first in... This series is held in parallel to the fast-evolving intergovernmental negotiation process with the aim of creating synergies in the run-up to the Summit of the Future and beyond. Active participation by UNESCO Chairs in the first seminar demonstrated their high level of interest in key issues for sustainable development. Sobhi Tawil, Director of UNESCO’s Future of Learning and Innovation Division, in opening the Seminar observed that “the collective intelligence and interdisciplinary expertise” of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks constitute an invaluable contribution to...

“There's a lot of research that we, as UNESCO Chairs, might be able to contribute from our existing portfolios in using transdisciplinary approaches, co-creation of knowledge.” In presenting key features of the draft Pact, Caroline Siebold, Executive Officer, Bureau of Strategic Planning at UNESCO, highlighted the objectives and main issues to be addressed at the Summit of the Future. The Summit is a chance to reinvest and recommit to a multilateral system that delivers for all, and to cooperate better to advance shared aspirations and goals, in particular the SDGs. She emphasized that this also meant leveraging the strengths and contributions of different stakeholders for a multilateral system that is more inclusive and effective, and that can address emerging and complex challenges. She further stressed that there was a spotlight on the importance of science, technology, innovation, and digital cooperation, and on the need to re-establish trust in science. The multilateral system, decision-makers, and policy-makers need more than ever to be able to rely on research insights, science and knowledge.

It was, therefore, only fitting to organize this discussion with the network of UNESCO Chairs, whose work is to fulfil this ambition of bridging research and policy-making, as well as to educate the next... In Caroline Siebold’s overview of the various chapters of the draft Pact, she also highlighted areas in the text that need strengthening from the point of view of UNESCO’s mandate, including a more prominent... Many of these areas have been addressed in inputs by Member States for the second reading of the draft Pact. By Ayman Cherkaoui IUCN WCEL Deputy Chair / Director at Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training “IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, welcomes the Pact for the Future as a renewed commitment to multilateralism by State members, although we regret the fact that the Pact has not fully... IUCN is committed to supporting the implementation of the Pact and beyond, and will continue its work to achieve a just world that values and conserves nature.

Such a world is the future we must all work for.” Statement of the IUCN Director-General[1] to the Plenary of the UN Summit of the Future, September 23rd 2024 On September 21st 2020, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United-Nations, and with efforts to limit the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic including restricting global movement and... In 2021, the Secretary-General published his report, “Our Common Agenda”[3], containing a series of proposals responding to those 12 commitments and depicted as in line with and designed to accelerate the achievement of the... Three key moments, centered around a proposed Summit of the Future to “forge a new global consensus on what our future should look like, and what we can do today to secure it”[4] were... Those moments included a Transforming Education Summit, a World Social Summit and the aforementioned Summit of the Future.

Member states then decided in 2022 that a key outcome of the Summit would be "a concise, action-oriented document"[5] named “A Pact for the Future”. And then in 2023, Member states decided that the Pact for the Future will comprise in a chapeau and five chapters[6] (Chapter I: Sustainable development and financing for development; Chapter II: International peace and... In the past, UN roadmaps such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development have not only served as markers for multilateral cooperation on climate issues but... By providing guiding principles and a consensus on the goals and aspirations of global action these roadmaps help align scientific inquiry with policy needs, in a way that fosters the development of actionable knowledge... World leaders recently came together in New York to adopt the Pact for the Future, which also includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The pact covers a broad range of issues, including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance.

The pact is the most wide-ranging international agreement in years, covering previously untouched issues and responding to a need for international institutions to address the needs of a changing world. When it comes to climate issues, the pact makes both numerous explicit references to climate issues – such as the commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly... To date, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have acted as the guiding principle for global efforts in research, policymaking, and innovation aimed at tackling climate challenges. However, to date, only 17% of SDG targets are believed to be on track, according to the 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report. In this context, the pact aims to “supercharge” progress towards the SDGs through the development of innovative solutions and approaches. In the realm of climate issues this involves a focus on reinforced commitments, emphasizing the goal of keeping global temperature rise below 1.5°C and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050; climate financing and increased financial...

The Pact for the Future, that was just adopted during the UN Summit of the Future by world leaders, marks another pivotal moment in the global community’s commitment to tackling pressing environmental challenges, particularly... Rooted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the pact calls for a number of transformative actions to safeguard the planet while ensuring human well-being. This article explores seven key elements of the pact that directly address environmental protection, climate action, and sustainable development. The Pact for the Future recognizes that humanity is at a critical juncture, facing profound environmental degradation that threatens the sustainability of life on Earth. Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and natural resource depletion are identified as global risks that require immediate, bold, and coordinated action. The pact emphasizes that environmental sustainability is inextricably linked to social and economic development, urging that the protection and restoration of ecosystems must be prioritized to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

One of the most significant environmental concerns highlighted in the pact is climate change, which is recognized as an existential threat, particularly to developing countries that are disproportionately affected by its impacts. The Pact for the Future reaffirms commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. It calls for accelerated actions to meet global climate goals, specifically to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, and preferably limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The pact outlines several key measures for tackling climate change: 3. Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation

The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus, despite a last-minute proposal for an amendment by some countries, including Russia, Iran, the... The amendment sought to incorporate text calling for non-intervention in any issue of national sovereignty, and the primacy of intergovernmental deliberation, in effect, downplaying the role of the civil society or private sector interests. It was rejected after the 193-member Assembly decided not to act on the proposal. Click here for UN News’ live coverage of the meeting and here to download the resolution The Pact’s five broad focus areas include: sustainable development; international peace and security; science and technology; youth and future generations and transforming global governance. This has become an urgent pivot, as multilateral financial institutions and even the United Nations itself have come up short seeking solutions to 21st century problems, the pact lays out.

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