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UN Summit of the Future — What Now?

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Dr. Ralf Heckner, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States is pleased to host this #MultilateralismMatters Event followed by a dinner reception. More than 130 heads of state and government met at United Nations Headquarters in New York last September for the Summit of the Future amid an expanding war in…

17 December 2024@ 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Residence of the Swiss Ambassador 2920 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
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Embassy of Switzerland in the USA

Dr. Ralf Heckner, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States is pleased to host this #MultilateralismMatters Event followed by a dinner reception.

More than 130 heads of state and government met at United Nations Headquarters in New York last September for the Summit of the Future amid an expanding war in the Middle East, continued devastating conflicts in Africa and Europe, and distrust among Member States of the “Global South” over the “Global North’s” failure to deliver on past commitments to fight climate change, hunger, and extreme poverty. So perhaps it is all the more remarkable that they mustered agreement on key documents that may re-establish a path toward enhanced global cooperation through the United Nations and beyond.  

Pressed by the energetic advocacy of more than 10,000 civil society representatives in the preceding “Action Days” at UN Headquarters, the global leaders gathering for the Summit of the Future produced a Pact for the Future, a Global Digital Compact, and a Declaration on Future Generations. In this interactive panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Richard Ponzio, Director of the Global Governance, Justice & Security Program at the Stimson Center, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs  Michele Sison, Swiss Ambassador Dr. Ralf Heckner, and Brenda Mofya, Head of Oxfam International’s United Nations/New York Office, will reflect on the summit’s tangible achievements and how these hard-fought agreements, though imperfect, will be implemented and could serve as stepping-stones for even more ambitious, high-impact improvements down the road in an array of global governance institutions.

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