I now give the floor to his Excellency Antonio gutiz the Secretary General of the United Nations Mr President of the general assembly excellencies ladies and gentlemen welcome to the summit of the future I thank the co- facilitators the former and current presidents of the general assembly and all member states for their strong engagement creativity and spirit of compromise and all my colleagues for their invaluable efforts over the past three years we are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink I called for this Summit to consider deep reforms to make Global institutions more legitimate fair
and effective based on the values of the UN Charter I called for this Summit because 21st century challenges require 21st century Solutions Frameworks that are networked and inclusive and that draw on the expertise of all of humanity I called for this Summit because our world is adding off the rails and we need tough decisions to get back on track conflicts are raging and multiplying from the Middle East to Ukraine and Sudan with no end in sight our collective security system is threatened by geopolitical divides nuclear posturing and the development of new weapons and theaters of
War resources that could bring opportunities and hope are invested in death and destruction usuge inequalities are a break on sustainable development many developing countries are drowning in depth and unable to support their people and we have no effective Global Response to emerging complex and even existential threats the climate crisis is destroying lives devastating communities and ravaging economies and we all know the solution a just phase out of fossil fuels and yet emissions are still Rising new technologies including AI are being developed in a moral and legal vacuum without governance or guard rails and in short
our multi atal tools and institutions are enable to respond effectively to today's political economic environmental and technological challenges and tomorrows will be even more difficult and even more dangerous when the United Nations was established nearly 8 years ago it had 51 member states today they are 193 the global econ economy was less than 11 12th of its current size as a result our peace and security tools and institutions and our Global Financial architecture reflect a bygone error the United Nations Security Council is outdated and its Authority is eroding and unless its composition and working methods
are reformed it will eventually lose all credibility the International Financial architecture was established but many of today's developing countries were under Colonial rule it does not represent the realities of today's global economy and is no longer able to resolve economic challenges depth climate action sustainable development it does not provide the global safety net that developing countries need meanwhile technology geopolitics and globalization have transformed power relations our world is going through a time and turbulence and a period of transition but we cannot wait for perfect conditions we must take the first decisive steps towards updating and
reforming International cooperation and make it more networked more fair and more inclusive now and today thanks to your efforts we have excellencies ladies and gentlemen the PCT for the future the global digital Compact and the Declaration on future Generations open Pathways to new possibilities and opportunities on peace and security they promise a breakthrough on reforms to make the security Council more reflective of today's world addressing the historic under representation of Africa Asia Pacific and Latin America they laid the foundations for a more agile peace building commission and for a fundamental review of Peace operations to
make them fit for the conditions they face they represent the first agreed multilateral support for nuclear disarmament in more than a decade they recognize the changing nature of conflict and commit to steps to prevent an arms race in outer space and to govern the use of little autonomous weapons they include measures to mount an immediate and coordinated response to complex Global shocks on sustainable development these agreements represent major progress towards groundbreaking reforms of the International Financial architecture they will help to make its institutions more representative of today's world capable of mounting a stronger response to
today's challenges and able to provide an effective Global safety net for developing countries at a time when many of them are suffocating in depth and unable to make progress on the SGS the PCT for the future is about turbo charging the sustainable development goals and the Paris agreement accelerating a just transition away from fossil fuels and securing a peaceful and livable future for everyone on all Planet it includes a groundbreaking commitment by governments to listen to Young people and include them in decision making at the national and Global levels and it commits to Stronger Partnerships
with civil society the private sector local and Regional authorities and more the global digital compact is based on the principle that technology should benefit everyone it includes the first truly Universal agreement on the international governance of artificial intelligence it commits governments to establishing an independent International scientifical panel on AI and initiating a global Dialogue on its governance within the United Nations the global digital compact represents the first Collective effort to reach agreed interoperability standards essential for consistent measurement and it supports networks and Partnerships to build capacity on AI in developing countries and the Declaration on
future Generations Echoes the call of the United Nations Charter to save succeeding Generations from the scorge of War committing governments for the first time to taking the interest of our descendants into account in decisions we take today respect for human rights cultural diversity and gender equality are woven into all three agreements in the face of a surge in misogyny and the roll back of women's Reproductive Rights governments have explicitly committed to removing the legal social and economic barriers that prevent women and girls from fulfilling their potential in every sphere excellencies I welcome these three historic
agreements which Mark a shift toward that is more effective more inclusive and that is more network based and its functioning I fought for the ideas contained in these agreements since the very first day of my mandate and I will be totally committed to their implementation until the very last day we have unlocked the door now it is our common responsibility to walk through it that requires not just agreement but action and today I challenge you to take that action to implement the pact for the future by prioritizing dialogue and negotiation ending the wars that are
tearing our world apart and reforming the composition and working methods of of the security Council to accelerate reforms of the international Financial System including at next year's conference on financing for development to put Humanity's best interests at the front and center of new technologies our success or failure hinges not on the adoption of agreements but on our actions and their impact on the lives of people that we serve excellencies throughout my life life whether as an activist or at the naations I have learned that people never agree on the past to rebuild trust we must
start from the present and look toward the future throughout the world people are hoping for a future of Peace dignity and prosperity they're crying out for Global action to solve the climate crisis tackle inequality and address new and emerging risks that threaten everyone and they see the United Nations as being essential to solving these challenges all this was confirmed during the past two inspirational action days the summit of the future sets a course toward International cooperation that can meet their expectations now we're taking these first important steps together and I congratulate all member states for
playing their part now let's get to work thank you
