Modalities for the Summit of the Future

A/RES/76/307View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 124 Strengthening of the United Nations System, published in 2021.

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

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27 operative paragraphs

Decides that the Summit of the Future has an important role to play in reaffirming the Charter of the United Nations, reinvigorating multilateralism, boosting implementation of existing commitments, agreeing on concrete solutions to challenges and restoring trust among Member States;

Also decides that the theme of the Summit shall be “Summit of the Future: multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow”;

Further decides that the Summit will be held on 22 and 23 September 2024, in New York, preceded by a preparatory ministerial meeting to be held on 18 September 2023;

Decides that the Summit will adopt a concise, action-oriented outcome document entitled “A Pact for the Future”, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations;

Also decides that the Summit will consist of:

Plenary meetings from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Interactive dialogues from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m., to be held in parallel with the plenary meetings;

Further decides that the Summit will have:

An opening segment on the first day, which will include the adoption of the outcome document followed by statements from the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and youth representatives to be selected by the President of the General Assembly in consultation with Member States;

A closing segment on the second day from 8.30 to 9.00 p.m., which will feature a statement from the President of the General Assembly;

Encourages Member States and members of United Nations specialized agencies to be represented at the level of Head of State or Government, or at the highest possible level, and to make statements in plenary of up to five minutes;

Invites entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the work of the General Assembly to participate in the Summit;

Invites the United Nations system, including the funds, programmes, specialized agencies and regional commissions, as well as the Bretton Woods institutions, to participate in the Summit;

Invites representatives of non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to participate in the Summit in accordance with relevant rules and procedures of the General Assembly;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector who may participate in the high-level Summit of the Future, taking into account the principles of transparency and equitable geographical representation, with due regard for gender parity, to submit the proposed list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis⁶ and to bring the list to the attention of the Assembly for a final decision by the Assembly on participation in the Summit;

⁶The list will include proposed as well as final names. The general basis of any objections, if requested by one or more States Members of the United Nations or States members of the specialized agencies, will be made known to the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the requester.

Invites representatives listed in paragraphs 8 and 9 above, time permitting, to make statements in plenary of up to three minutes;

Invites representatives listed in paragraphs 7 to 11 above to participate in the interactive dialogues;

Encourages all Member States and members of the United Nations specialized agencies to facilitate the participation of youth in the Summit;

Encourages all representatives invited in paragraphs 8 to 11 above to facilitate the participation of youth in the Summit;

Requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint co-facilitators no later than 31 October 2022, one from a developed country and one from a developing country, to facilitate open, transparent and inclusive intergovernmental consultations on the preparatory process of the Summit, and decides that the intergovernmental preparatory process of the Summit shall consist of:

Consultations to determine the scope of the Summit, topics and organization of the interactive dialogues and the process of negotiations to conclude the outcome document;

Negotiations to conclude the outcome document with adequate time for the negotiating sessions;

Encourages major groups and other stakeholders to participate and engage in the preparatory process of the Summit;

Decides that the Summit of the Future should be well coordinated with, and complementary to, the Sustainable Development Goals Summit (the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the General Assembly), and requests the President of the General Assembly to ensure that the two Summits are well coordinated;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide adequate support within existing resources to the organization of and preparations for the Summit of the Future;

Encourages States and international donors, as well as the private sector, financial institutions, foundations and other donors to support the participation of representatives of developing countries in the Summit and its preparatory process;

Decides that the Summit shall be webcast, and encourages the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General to give the highest visibility to the Summit, including during its preparation, through all relevant media platforms and information and communications technologies.

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