The Summit of the Future that wrapped at the United Nations headquarters in New York was a pivotal event aimed at addressing critical global challenges and reshaping the multilateral system to better respond to modern threats. The summit’s goal was to revitalize cooperation in areas like peace, sustainable development, and global governance, all with an eye toward modernizing the systems we rely on.

One of the major outcomes was the Pact for the Future, a roadmap for reforming the global financial system, digital governance, and security frameworks. It also stressed the need to involve youth and future generations in global decision-making to ensure a sustainable and equitable world.

Our special coverage of the summit featured a number of high-profile guests and experts, each offering insights into the event’s significance.

• Guy Bernard Ryder, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Policy.
• Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN Habitat.
• Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women.
• David Passarelli, Director of the UN University Centre for Policy Research.
• Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute.
• David Monyae, Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies.
• Jorge Heine, former Chilean ambassador to China.

UN member countries adopted the landmark Pact for the Future on Sunday.

The agreement will pave the way for greater international cooperation for #OurCommonFuture. https://t.co/ukoZDbJkYV pic.twitter.com/WFwJHbOMfZ

— United Nations (@UN) September 22, 2024

🇨🇳 FM Wang Yi has called on all countries to build an orderly multipolar world and insisted all nations were equal members of the international community. Wang was speaking at the #UN Summit of the Future. pic.twitter.com/Jdzcil8GNq

— Mission of China to the EU (@ChinaEUMission) September 23, 2024