World leaders will convene at the Summit of the Future on 22 to 23 September at the UN Headquarters in New York to forge a new international consensus and ensure that the multilateral system is equipped to lead a more powerful response to today’s challenges and opportunities.
With many of the global institutions and tools established in the 1940s, the Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to build more effective and inclusive systems to tackle today’s emerging security crises, turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), bridge the financing gap and address the threats and opportunities of digital technologies.
The Summit will result in a negotiated Pact for the Future, an action-oriented document aimed to bolster global cooperation for today and tomorrow. The Summit will also produce a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The documents will be adopted in the opening segment of the Summit on 22 September.
Curtain-raiser Press briefing
Who: Guy Ryder, UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy and UN Lead for Summit of the Future
What: Preview of the Summit of the Future
When: 11 September 2024, 10:30 am EDT
Where: S-237 or follow live on UN WebTV
Opening of the Summit
The Summit of the Future will open with a recital by American Opera Singer Renée Fleming. This will be followed by statements by the President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and youth representatives. In addition to plenary sessions, there will be four interactive Dialogues that will focus on issues ranging from transforming global governance and accelerating the SDGs to enhancing multilateralism for international peace and security.
Summit Action Days, 20-21 September
Bringing together Heads of State, Ministers, senior UN officials and representatives from the private sector, youth, civil society and other actors, the Action Days on 20 to 21 September will provide an opportunity for broad engagement and inclusion ahead of the Summit of the Future.
The Action Days will kick off with a dedicated, youth-led afternoon followed by a Saturday programme which will focus on three priority themes – digital and technology, peace and security, and sustainable development and financing. In addition, there will also be a focus throughout the day on future generations. The full two-day programme, including many side events, may be found here.
