Pact for the Future a Key to Global Progress, From Peace to AI – UN Chief's remarks | United Nations

Описание: Facing the challenges of today’s world, Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Pact for the Future is an “essential” part of a constant renewal, reiterating that “we cannot dilute our efforts.”

The Secretary-General today (26 Mar) reported on the Organization’s efforts since the Pact was adopted and outline the work ahead in four key areas.

First is peace and security. Guterres said, “United Nations peace operations help safeguard people and communities in some of the most desperate corners of the world,” highlighting that the Pact represents a commitment to strengthen tools to prevent and address conflict, and ensure that the UN’s peace efforts respond to new and emerging threats.

The UN chief added that the world body is progressing on a review of all forms of Peace Operations — as requested in the Pact.

He said, “Our recent proposals to the Security Council regarding Haiti are a case in point where new approaches can be developed to complex security challenges.”

“The review will be an opportunity to help adapt peace operations to today’s realities, and ensure they’re guided by clear and sequenced mandates that are realistic and achievable — with viable exit strategies and transition plans,” Guterres added.

He noted that it will also recognize the limitations of UN’s operations where there is little or no peace to keep.

Second is financing for development. The Secretary-General said, “we will continue advocating to increase the lending capacity of Multilateral Development Banks, making them bigger and bolder.”

“This includes both stretching their balance sheets and recapitalization,” he explained.

Guterres also noted to ensure that concessional finance is deployed where it is most needed. “This includes both stretching their balance sheets and recapitalization,” he said.

“Many of these actions depend on decisions of other multilateral institutions and of Member States, but we will not relent in our constant advocacy for what the Pact for the Future has clearly indicated as the way to pursue,” Guterres reiterated.

Moving onto youth and future generations, the UN chief highlighted that the efforts must deliver for young people and the generations to come.

He said, “With the Pact’s adoption, we’re now progressing towards establishing a Youth Investment Platform to ensure that national funding mechanisms and investment platforms are focused on the needs of young people.”

Guterres added that the UN is developing core principles to strengthen youth engagement across its work at the United Nations — “including by broadening the representation of younger colleagues within our organizational structures.”

On technology, the UN chief noted that the Organization is implementing the Global Digital Compact’s calls to close all digital divides and ensure all people benefit from a safe and secure digital space.

Artificial Intelligence is a particular focus, he stated.

He said, “We’re developing a report on innovative voluntary financing options for AI capacity-building to help the Global South harness AI for the greater good, taking into account the recommendations of my High-Level Advisory Body.”

At the Summit of the Future on 22 September 2024, world leaders adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The most wide-ranging international agreement in many years, covering entirely new areas as well as issues on which agreement has not been possible in decades, the Pact aims above all to ensure that international institutions can deliver in the face of a world that has changed dramatically since they were created.