UN Adopts ‘Pact for the Future’

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By Reuters
September 22, 2024World News
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UN Adopts ‘Pact for the Future’
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during Summit of the Future, at U.N. headquarters, on Sept. 22, 2024. (Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)

UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” on Sunday, which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a “step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism.”

The pact, which also includes an annex on working toward a responsible and sustainable digital future, was adopted without a vote at the start of a two-day Summit of the Future. The agreement came after some nine months of negotiations.

“We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink,” Guterres told the summit.