UN / PACT FOR THE FUTURE UN80

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the UN80 and the Pact for the Future initiatives are about “restoring trust — through concrete action, meaningful reform, and results that people can see, feel, and believe in.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:02:45
• Production Date: 24 April 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Subject Topical: UNITED NATIONS REFORM
• MAMS Id: 3560478
• Parent Id: 3560478
• Alternate Title: unifeed260424d

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STORY: UN / PACT FOR THE FUTURE UN80
TRT: 02:45
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations

24 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Pact for the Future is the world’s pledge to tackle such shared challenges together, and it calls for a more inclusive, effective, and fit-for-purpose multilateral system to follow through. The UN80 Initiative is about equipping ourselves with the right tools to do the job — and making our Organization more coherent, more effective, and more prepared to deliver on the vision set by Member States.”
4. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today we focus on how these two initiatives fit together and reinforce one another. At their core, both are about restoring trust — through concrete action, meaningful reform, and results that people can see, feel, and believe in.”
6. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Pact for the Future and UN80 are interconnecting components of a single strategy of renewal. Together, they are designed to renew the vision and machinery of multilateralism, so the UN can further deliver with credibility and impact today and for generations to come.”
8. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President, General Assembly, United Nations: “Despite the promises we made in the Pact and in the SDGs and in many, many more forums and documents, we all know that we are still falling short in delivery. 4.6 billion people are not fully covered by essential health services. 2.5 billion women and girls continue to struggle for equality, in every area, from education to employment. 720 million people went hungry in 2024. 273 million children are denied access to school.”
10. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, President, General Assembly, United Nations:
“So, if we really mean, when we say that Pact is our commitment, the SDGs are our benchmark, and UN80 is our delivery mechanism, then we have to deliver with more speed. And that means fleshing out the substance – putting ‘meat on the bones’ as they say – to the UN80 process. It also means having an open discussion about what works and what doesn’t, particularly when it comes to the countries’ deliveries, within the Pact which are related to the reform to the UN Nations and the agencies.”
12. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council Chamber

Storyline

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the UN80 and the Pact for the Future initiatives are about “restoring trust — through concrete action, meaningful reform, and results that people can see, feel, and believe in.”

Guterres spoke today (24 Apr) at the interactive dialogue on the Pact for the Future and the UN80 Initiative: From Commitments to Delivery.

He said that the Pact for the Future is the world’s pledge” to tackle such shared challenges together, while the UN80 Initiative is about equipping ourselves with the right tools to do the job.”

Together, he added, they are designed to renew the vision and machinery of multilateralism, so the UN can further deliver with credibility and impact today and for generations to come.

Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, noted, “Despite the promises we made in the Pact and in the SDGs and in many, many more forums and documents, we all know that we are still falling short in delivery. 4.6 billion people are not fully covered by essential health services. 2.5 billion women and girls continue to struggle for equality, in every area, from education to employment. 720 million people went hungry in 2024. 273 million children are denied access to school.”

He continued, “So, if we really mean, when we say that Pact is our commitment, the SDGs are our benchmark, and UN80 is our delivery mechanism, then we have to deliver with more speed. And that means fleshing out the substance – putting ‘meat on the bones’ as they say – to the UN80 process. It also means having an open discussion about what works and what doesn’t, particularly when it comes to the countries’ deliveries, within the Pact which are related to the reform to the UN Nations and the agencies.”