UN Summit of the Future 2924

1. THE
SUMMIT O F
THE FUTURE
IN 2024
AHM Bazlur Rahman | Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
(BNNRC) | ceo@bnnrc.net | +8801711881647
Executive Secretariat:
Bangladesh Initiative for Connecting, Empowering &
Amplifying Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact &
UN Summit for the Future 2024
Make Bangladesh’s voice heard at the GDC &
Summit for the Future
Bangladesh Initiative for
Connecting, Empowering &
Amplifying Unified Voices on
Global Digital Compact &
UN Summit for the Future 2024
Make Bangladesh’s Voices Heard at the UN GDC and UN Summit for
the Future

2. In September 2021, responding to a request from the
General Assembly in its UN75 declaration, the
Secretary-General released his Our Common Agenda
report.
Our Common Agenda is the Secretary-General's
vision for the future of global cooperation.
It calls for inclusive, networked, and effective
multilateralism to better respond and deliver for
the people and planet and to get the world back
on track by turbocharging action on
the Sustainable Development Goals.
It outlines possible solutions to address the gaps
and risks that have emerged since 2015, calling
for a Summit of the Future that will be held in
2024.

3. Key Proposals |
Key proposals
from the Our
Common Agenda
report
across the 12
commitments
made by Member
States in the
UN75 declaration

5. In the Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations, Heads of State
and Government, guided by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and the goal to ensure the future we
want, and the United Nations we need, announced the following commitments:
1. We will leave no one behind
2. We will protect our planet
3. We will promote peace and
prevent conflict
4. We will abide by international
law and ensure justice
5. We will place women and girls
at the center
6. We will build trust
7. We will improve digital
cooperation
8. We will upgrade the United
Nations
9. We will ensure sustainable
financing
10. We will boost partnerships
11. We will listen to and work with
youth
12. We will be prepared

6. The Summit
of the Future
in 2024:
Multilateral
solutions for
a better
tomorrow
Major global shocks in recent years – including the COVID-
19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, and the triple planetary crisis,
among others – have challenged our international institutions.
Unity around our shared principles and common goals is both
crucial and urgent.
The Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity 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 towards a reinvigorated multilateral
system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives.
Building on the SDG Summit in 2023, Member States will consider
ways to lay the foundations for more effective global cooperation
that can deal with today’s challenges as well as new threats in the
future.

7. Road to the Summit of the Future 2024
2015 | 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda is agreed by UN Member States as a plan of action for people, planet, prosperity and peace outlined through 17 Sustainable
Development Goals and related targets.
2020 | UN75 Declaration
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Member States issued the UN75 Declaration that included 12 overarching commitments along with a request
that the Secretary-General report back to the General Assembly with recommendations to address current and future challenges.
2021| Our Common Agenda
The Secretary-General responded to this call with Our Common Agenda, a wake-up call to speed up the implementation of the SDGs as well as
recommendations to address strategic gaps in global governance arrangements. It called for a Summit of the Future to forge a new global consensus
on multilateral solutions to current and future problems.
2023 | SDG Summit
Marking the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the SDG Summit in 2023 will be convened on 18-19 September 2023 to “mark the
beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals”.
2022-2024 | Summit of the Future
Having welcomed the submission of Our Common Agenda, the General Assembly passed a resolution in 2022 (A/RES/76/307) to hold the Summit on
22-23 September 2024. Practical consultations on preparations for the Summit begin in February 2023 and a Ministerial meeting will take place this
year.
2024 |Pact for the Future
An action-oriented Pact for the Future will be endorsed by Heads of State/Government at the Summit, showcasing global solidarity for current and
future generations.

8. Basis of the Summit
The 75th Anniversary of the
United Nations was marked
in June 2020 with
a declaration by Member
States that included 12
overarching commitments
along with a request to the
Secretary-General for
recommendations to
address both current and
future challenges. In
September 2021, the
Secretary-General
responded with his
report, Our Common
Agenda, a wake-up call to
speed up the
implementation of the
Sustainable Development
Goals and propel the
commitments contained in
the UN75 Declaration.
In some cases, the
proposals addressed
gaps that emerged
since 2015, requiring
new intergovernmental
agreements. The report,
therefore, called for
a Summit of the
Future to forge a new
global consensus on
readying ourselves for a
future that is rife with
risks but also
opportunities. The
General Assembly
welcomed the
submission of the “rich
and substantive” report
and agreed to hold the
Summit on 22-23
September 2024,
preceded by a
ministerial meeting in
2023.
An action-
oriented Pact
for the
Future is
expected to be
agreed by
Member States
through
intergovernme
ntal
negotiations on
issues they
decide to take
forward.

9. Areas of Potential Action
Member States will ultimately decide the outcome of the Summit of the Future, but the Secretary-General has outlined an ambitious
agenda for their consideration. These are further elaborated in the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda Policy Briefs.
1. Account for the future: practical steps to take account of the long-term impact of our decisions,
fulfilling a long-standing commitment Member States have made to future generations;
2. Better respond to global shocks: put in place a stronger international response playbook for
complex global shocks, maximizing the use of the Secretary-General’s convening power in the
form of an Emergency Platform;
3. Meaningfully include young people: systematically include young people in global decision-
making;
4. Measure human progress more effectively: agree on metrics beyond GDP so that decisions on
debt relief, concessional funding, and international cooperation take account of vulnerability, well-
being, sustainability, and other vital measures of progress.
5. Agree on a vision of digital technology as a motor for human progress that can deliver full
benefits while minimizing potential harm;
6. Commit to integrity in public information: achieve an information ecosystem (notably online)
that is inclusive and safe for all, perhaps via a code of conduct;

10. 7. Reform the international financial architecture: to ensure it delivers more effectively
and fairly for everyone and particularly the Global South, including through objectives that
are aligned with the SDGs, debt sustainability, a global financial safety net, and more;
8. Advance the peaceful and sustainable use of outer space: update norms governing the
use of and behaviour in space so that it is peaceful, secure and sustainable for the benefit of
all;
9. Agree a new agenda for peace: update our understanding of all forms and domains of
threats and adapt our toolbox to prevent and manage hostilities on land, at sea, in space,
and in cyberspace;
10. Transform education: achieve a fundamental shift in how education is seen and treated
including in relation to the purpose of education; the learning environment; the teaching
profession; harnessing digital transformation; investing in education; and multilateral
support for quality education for all.
11. UN 2.0: adapt basic UN practices on data, communications, innovation, strategic foresight,
performance and results, and more, so it is better positioned to support all the above and
face the challenges of tomorrow.

11. Reference is made to the letter dated 18 October 2022 from the President of the General Assembly,
H.E. Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, informing Member States of his decision to appoint us as co-facilitators to lead the
intergovernmental consultations on to lead the Summit of the Future during the 77th Session.
Antje Leendertse
Co-Facilitator
Permanent
Representative of
Germany to the
United Nations
Neville Melvin Gertze
Co-Facilitator
Permanent
Representative of
Namibia to the United
Nations

12. Roadmap for the Preparatory Process of the
Summit of the Future
Intergovernmental Consultations on the
Preparatory Process of the Summit of the
Future Tentative Timetable for Roadmap (as
of March 30) February – September 2023
https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/roadmap_for_the_preparatory
_process_of_the_summit_of_the_future.pdf

13. MINISTERIAL MEETING on the
Summit of the Future
Decides to hold the
preparatory ministerial
meeting for the Summit of
the Future on 21
September 2023