Because, as the proverb says, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But we lack practical mechanisms and practical frameworks and systems to turn these commitments into reality. And there are hundreds of national and international agreements and resolutions on future generations. Many Member States already have dedicated national institutions on this issue. The policy brief makes it clear that a secure and equitable future starts now. Privilege and poverty both transmit powerfully across generations. On our current path, they are likely to live in places that are already suffering the effects of poverty, hunger, the climate crisis, crippling debt, discrimination and inequality, including gender inequality. Most members of future generations will be born in countries that are currently low- and middle-income countries. At the same time, we must make those decisions with an eye on the future, recognizing the rights and interests of people who are not yet born. Achieving the SDGs, upholding the rights and meeting the needs of people alive today are clearly preconditions for a better future. Our first policy brief covers “Thinking and Acting on Behalf of Future Generations”. Gender and human rights will, of course, be cross-cutting themes in all of them. Each one will outline how the ideas and recommendations will contribute to achieving the SDGs. They will be an ambitious and interconnected package of ideas and proposals. Our policy briefs will provide ideas to address some of the challenges we face. Member States will decide on the scope of the Summit of the Future, and the proposals to be incorporated into the Pact for the Future. The Summit of the Future will build upon it, fill gaps, and address the new challenges coming at us thick and fast. The SDG Summit will be the centrepiece of high-level week and of all our work in 2023. The SDG Summit this September - the central event of 2023 - and the Summit of the Future in 2024 are key moments for us to come together around the decisions necessary to put the world back on track to a fair, inclusive, and sustainable future for all. That must be the ultimate aim of the Summit of the Future. The goal is simple: to breathe new life into the multilateral system so that it can deliver on the promises of the United Nations Charter and the 2030 Agenda.Īs our world becomes more complex, more uncertain, and more dangerous, we have an even greater responsibility to strengthen the multilateral system. These first two policy briefs start our contribution to the consideration by Member States of the decisions and changes needed to equip the multilateral system for the challenges of today and the future. The second lays out proposals to strengthen the international response to complex global shocks through an emergency platform. One considers how we can take the future into account in our decision-making and deliver on our responsibilities to generations yet to be born. I am pleased to launch two policy briefs to inform the discussions of Member States as they prepare for the SDG Summit and the Summit of the Future. Today, it is for me a milestone on our road to Our Common Agenda and the Summit of the Future. Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the Our Common Agenda policy briefs, in New York, today:
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