At the highly anticipated Summit of the Future, world leaders will gather to address critical gaps and challenges in global governance and to reaffirm commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and to the United Nations Charter.
The summit, which will be held during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, will conclude with a Pact for the Future, aiming to bolster global cooperation and address current challenges for the benefit of all, including future generations.
Further, the Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on the two days prior to the summit – 20 and 21 September – to spark broad engagement. Bringing together representatives from United Nations Member States, civil society, the private sector, academia, young people, local and regional authorities, and many others, the Action Days will provide an opportunity for wide-ranging engagement and inclusion. These stakeholders have all played a key role in shaping the Pact for the Future and will be critical to its implementation.
The summit comes at an important time: This year marks the 30-year anniversary of the landmark International Conference on Population and Development, where the global community put gender equality, women’s empowerment and human rights at the centre of development. Since then, great strides have been made, but we still have unfinished business. In 2024, we not only have three decades of achievements to celebrate, but we also have the opportunity to place the issues of gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights firmly in future development agendas.
You can learn more about the Summit of the Future and Action Days here.
