Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 12:17AM The President of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, has circulated the provisional programme for the Summit of the Future (SOTF) to be held under the theme Summit of the Future: Multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow from 22 – 23 September.
Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:28PM Information has been made available about registration for organizations that are not in consultative status but have applied to the UN General Assembly President for special accreditation.
As soon as we have information about registration for organizations in consultative status, we will make it available.
Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 6:46PM The following information has been made available by the United Nations on participation on the Summit of the Future Action Days (21 -21 September)
Who can attend the Summit of the Future Action Days (20 – 21 September 2024)?
The Summit of the Future Action Days will be open to all interested stakeholders and representatives of organizations whose work has been relevant in shaping, and/or to the implementation of, the Pact for the Future.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:47PM The Co-facilitators for the Pact for the Future, Ambassadors Antje Leendertse of Germany and Neville M Gertze of Namibia, have provided further information about the Virtual Consultation on Rev 2 of the Pact for the Future, in their letter dated 18 July 2024.
The Virtual Consultation will be held on 31 July from 10 am to 1pm (New York time) to provide the “opportunity for all stakeholders to share their reactions and views on Rev 2 of the Pact with Member States for the final intergovernmental negotiations.”
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 3:59PM In their letter of 17 July, the Co-facilitators for the Pact for the Future, Ambassadors Antje Leendertse of Germany and Neville M Gertze of Namibia, have provided information on the processes for the negotiations on the enclosed Rev 2 of the Pact for the Future.
Their letter sets out the road-map for the negotiations on Rev 2, which has been prepared based on feedback received during the third reading, following its conclusion with an Ambassadorial-level meeting on 27 June.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 2:30AM Rev 2 of the Declaration on Future Generations (DOFG) follows the same format as Rev 1, namely Preamble, Guiding Principles, Commitments and Actions.
A number of areas have been strengthened, including on the 2030 Agenda, the SDG Political Declaration and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (para 3); ensuring that present generations act with responsibility for safeguarding the needs and interests of future generations and understanding the interconnectedness of past, present and future (paras 6 & 7);
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 2:29AM Rev 2 of the Declaration on Future Generations (DOFG) was circulated to UN delegations by the Co-facilitators, Ambassadors Yoka M G Brandt of the Netherlands and Brian Wallace of Jamaica on 2 July 2024. In their accompanying letter,
Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 12:14PM The resolution setting out the modalities for the Summit of the Future (SOTF) (A/RES/76/307) includes provisions multistakeholder participation in the Summit. (See Summit of the Future No 1 for further information).
Organizations not in consultative status
Organizations, not in consultative status with ECOSOC, were invited to apply to participate as observers. The deadline for which is now passed.
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4:29PM The Co-facilitators for the Declaration on Future Generations, Ambassadors Yoka M G Brandt of the Netherlands and Brian Wallace of Jamaica have sent a further letter, together with the explanation of the concept, “intergenerational multiplier effect”, which was discussed during the informal consultations on 14 June on para 5 of the Rev 1 of the Declaration on Future Generations. (See Summit of the Future No 35)
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 7:41PM The information below has been provided by UN DESA on the Summit of the Future Action Days, to be held at the UN in New York on the two days preceding the Summit itself, 20-21 September.
Information is also provided on the application process for side events, for which the application process begins on 18 June and closes on 19 July.