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Pact For The Future World Leaders Pledge Action For Peace Sustainable

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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: The 2025 UN climate talks wrapped on Saturday, Nov. 22 after negotiations pushed into overtime.

The resulting decision secured some important wins, both inside and outside the negotiations. But it omitted some of the big-ticket items many hoped to see. With efforts to halt temperature rise severely off track and climate disasters becoming ever-more destructive, the summit (COP30) aimed to establish clear pathways to deliver past pledges and put the world on a safer... A key question was how countries would address lagging ambition in their new climate commitments (NDCs). Hopes that countries would commit to roadmaps to end fossil fuel use and halt deforestation were ultimately dashed after opposition from petrostates. The final decision only included new voluntary initiatives to accelerate national climate action, though the Brazilian Presidency intends to move forward with fossil fuel and deforestation roadmaps outside of the formal COP talks.

Building resilience to climate impacts took center stage, with COP30 securing a new target to triple finance for climate adaptation. The COP also laid out practical solutions to increase finance for the low-carbon transition. In an era of trade wars and tariffs, negotiators also agreed for the first time to hold discussions on how trade policies can help — or hinder — climate action. Against the backdrop of the Amazon, nature also saw advances, including a new fund for tropical forest conservation. Indigenous Peoples and other local communities were recognized like never before. And outside the formal negotiations, the summit saw a raft of new pledges and action plans from cities, states, countries and the private sector.

It is clear that we are moving from negotiations to implementation, and from wrangling over what to do to how to do it. These victories matter. It shows that international cooperation can still deliver, despite deepening divides on climate action and a difficult geopolitical context. On 22 and 23 September 2024, world leaders gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Summit of the Future, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build back trust and demonstrate that international... Following months of negotiations co-facilitated by the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Namibia leading up to the Summit, UN Member States adopted the Pact for the Future, a... The Pact for the Future, along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, covers a broad range of themes including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital...

During the two-day Summit of the Future, a series of interactive dialogues and plenary sessions further explored the commitments outlined in the Pact. Priority areas discussed included updating antiquated intergovernmental organizations, such as major multilateral development banks and the UN itself, reforming the Security Council, maximizing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies while... Furthermore, to generate opportunities for the engagement of various stakeholders including civil society, private sector, academia, local and regional authorities, youth, and more, the Summit of the Future Action Days were held at the... Read more about UN SDG Action Campaign’s involvement here. World leaders applauded the adoption of the Pact of the Future at the Summit of the Future, calling it a crucial step in global efforts to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Philémon Yang, President of the 79th session of the General Assembly, pointed out that the outcome documents of the Summit of the Future “outline commitments to accelerate progress across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia, highlighted the importance of “renewed commitments and concrete action plans to eradicate poverty, eliminate hunger, tackle climate change, and build a global economy that works for... The UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that with the Pact and its annexes, “we have unlocked the door to our common future. Now it’s our common responsibility to walk through it” and emphasized that the adoption of the Pact sends a strong signal that we can overcome today’s seemingly insurmountable differences and divisions if we unite... He outlined that “with a spirit of dialogue and compromise”, as seen during the Summit of the Future, “we can join forces to steer our world to a more sustainable path.” Olaf Scholz, Chancellor... World leaders have adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for tomorrow’s generations.

The Declaration on Future Generations was adopted by consensus in New York. 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. The Declaration on Future Generations focuses on securing the well-being of future generations, also highlighting the need to include their interests in decision-making processes.

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