The Summit of the Future – to be held on 22–23 September – provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enhance international cooperation on critical challenges, address gaps in global governance, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives.
In advance of this critical event UNU-CPR has been developing and promoting solutions that Member States can adopt to address key challenges; identifying and working with a diverse community of thought leaders to shape conversations in the public space; and creating opportunities for strategic engagement both within and outside of UN communities.
Our activities – consolidated on our ‘Contributing to the Summit of the Future’ information hub – have included:
- Supporting the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB) and contributing to the HLAB’s advisory report, A Breakthrough for People and Planet, which identified concrete, actionable recommendations that support a radical shift in international cooperation for the resolution of shared global challenges and the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- A series of detailed policy briefs and technical notes that promoted and further developed ideas advanced in the HLAB report. Prepared for the UN and Member States, the briefs and technical notes covered AI and data governance, peacebuilding, elevating the environment in the multilateral system and ‘human proofing’ the global governance system.
- A critical examination of the Global South’s proposals for international financial architecture reform helped prioritize political commitments in upcoming international summits – including the Summit of the Future.
- A full range of events and outreach activities, including sub-national, national and regional dialogues on the solutions put forward in the HLAB advisory report. UNU-CPR also organized, co-organized and contributed to global fora covering a range of issues relevant to the Summit - from international financial reform to data governance and peace and security - including in Peru, Ethiopia, China and Cairo.
For more information visit the 'Contributing to the Summit of the Future' information hub.
