SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE | 22-23 September 2004

World Multicultural Development Organization will participate in the United Nations Summit of the Future

The Summit of the Future will take place at the United Nations in New York City on September 22-23, 2024.

There are provisions in the Modalities Resolution for the Summit of the Future (A/RES/76/307) for multistakeholder participation in the Summit. Member States committed to the participation of various stakeholders through the invitation of "representatives of non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to participate in the Summit" and a request to "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" to participate in the Summit upon Member States' consideration on a non-objection basis. Those stakeholders will be invited to participate in interactive dialogues to be held in parallel with the plenary meetings during the Summit. Youth organizations, in particular, are encouraged to participate, including in the opening segment.

Additional details on arrangements will be provided on the website of the President of the General Assembly in due course.

Summary of Civil Society Engagement

The UN75 anniversary in 2019-20 included a year-long global listening exercise. Over 1.5 million people from all 193 Member States took part in an online survey. These consultations and the final report of the process showed significant public support for international cooperation and a desire for more networked, inclusive and effective multilateralism. The preparation of Our Common Agenda report from 2020-21 built on this effort and provided additional opportunities for inputs from prominent thought leaders, young people and civil society, including parliamentarians, think tanks, the private sector, subnational leaders and city networks, underrepresented groups and other non-government partners.

This was supported by the United Nations Foundation and the Igarapé Institute, along with a network of global partners from all regions, including the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (South Africa), Southern Voice (a network of 50 think tanks from Africa, Asia and Latin America) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore. An experimental digital consultation exercise overseen by the Igarapé Institute generated more than 520 proposals from over 1,750 participants, including from organizations with several million members, in 147 countries and six languages. 

Since the launch of the report, in the 2021-23 phase leading up to the decisions on the scope of the Summit of the Future, at least 300 civil society organizations have attended virtual consultations with external stakeholders on the Summit of the Future, conveyed by the co-facilitators of the process, Germany and Namibia, with the support of the United Nations team. 

Smaller targeted consultations have also taken place with experts, universities and think tanks, including for the preparation, issuance and discussion of the eleven Secretary-General’s policy briefs for the Summit of the Future. The Secretary-General’s team has also engaged and participated in several multi-stakeholders’ discussions and events focused on the topics in the report and the Summit of the Future.