A Breakthrough for People and Planet

This initiative further develops and promotes recommendations in the report of the High-Level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Effective Multilateralism. The United Nations Secretary-General announced the HLAB’s formation in March 2022 which was tasked with taking stock of deficits in existing global governance arrangements, as well as emerging priorities for international cooperation.

The Board’s point of departure was the call in the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda report for new investments in multilateralism that can support transformation toward more networked, inclusive, and effective cooperative governance arrangements. 

UNU-CPR provided secretariat support for the Board and helped develop the HLAB advisory report which was delivered to the Secretary-General in April 2023. 

The ’Breakthrough’ initiative enables UNU-CPR to continue investing in building understanding, appreciation, and momentum for the bold recommendations in the report amongst different stakeholder groups ahead of the SDG Summit in September 2023 and the Summit of the Future in 2024.  

Its main objectives are to:

• Localize the HLAB recommendation through sub-national, national, and regional dialogues on the challenges and solutions put forward in the HLAB report.
• Strengthen the capacity of Member States and other stakeholder groups to engage in the Summit of the Future negotiations by clarifying the transformative potential of, and building ownership among, Member States, especially Middle- and Low-Income countries, for leading HLAB recommendations and their procedural features.
• Build champions for the work of the HLAB and the vision of the Summit of the Future by identifying and working with a diverse community of thought leaders to shape conversations in the public space.  
• Identify opportunities for strategic engagement both in and outside of UN communities.
• Enhance the visibility of the SDG Summit and Summit of the Future processes globally.
• Prioritize HLAB recommendations where uptake is most likely and build greater understanding of the relationship between HLAB recommendations and the Summit process.