The Pact for the Future and the UN80 Initiative: From Commitments to Delivery - General Assembly, Interactive Dialogue, 80th session

Pact for the Future, UN80 Initiative designed to renew vision of multilateralism, deliver better for future generations, Secretary-General tells General Assembly.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 02:53:02
• Production Date: 24 April 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL AFFAIRS; UNITED NATIONS REFORM; ACCOUNTABILITY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; MULTILATERALISM
• MAMS Id: 3560847
• Parent Id: 3559233
• Alternate Title: MTG GA PACT FOR FUTURE UN80 DIALOGUE 24 APR 2026 AM

Description

This interactive dialogue aims to provide a platform for Member States to reflect on how the commitments of the Pact for the Future can be operationalized and supported through the UN80 Initiative. The meeting will seek views on how political commitments under the Pact for the Future can inform institutional reform efforts, and how UN80 Initiative-related processes can support effective implementation and accountability.

1. How can the Pact for the Future provide strategic guidance for UN80 Initiative-related
reform efforts, ensuring that institutional change supports agreed-upon political priorities?
2. In what ways can the UN80 Initiative contribute to more effective implementation of the Pact for the Future, including through improved coherence, coordination, and
accountability across the UN system?

The Pact for the Future remains the most comprehensive and recently agreed universal
political framework adopted by Member States in recent times and represents a strong collective commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation and addressing the complex and interconnected challenges facing the international community.

Its implementation, which lies largely in the hands of Member States, will require sustained political will, strengthened cooperation and continued engagement to translate its commitments into tangible results.

Statements delivered:

• President of the General Assembly
• Secretary-General
• Namibia
• Bahrain
  Gulf Cooperation Council
• Russian Federation
  a group of Member States
• Portugal
• Brazil
• Switzerland
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Croatia
• Ukraine
• Senegal
• Timor-Leste
• France
• Nigeria
• Maldives
• NGO
  Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women

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