Preparing a UN Declaration on Future Generations
Contributors to the memo include Thomas Hale from the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, Claudette Salinas Leyva, Jacob Ellis, and David Steven from UN Foundation, Alimi Salifou from Partnership for Future Generations in Africa, Nudhara Yusuf from The Stimson Center, Cat Tully from the School of International Futures, Ayman Cherkaoui from the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, Malou Estier from the Simon Institute, José Villalobos from the Legal Priorities Project, Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen from the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Abdullahi Alim from the International Chamber of Commerce, Antonino Salmeri and Hamza Hameed from the Space Generation Advisory Council, and Caroline Merner from the Future of Climate Cooperation initiative.
Summary
What is needed from the September 2023 Preparatory Ministerial Meeting of the Summit of the Future
Adopting a strong Declaration on Future Generations ahead of the Summit of the Future in 2024 represents an important opportunity to advance the sustainable development agenda as part of a broader “upgrade” to build the resilience of the multilateral system as a whole. This memo outlines how the upcoming Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Summit of the Future, to be held at the United Nations in New York on 21 September 2023, can concretely advance this goal. Building on the SDG Summit, Ministers have a key opportunity to signal support for, and to offer guidance to, negotiations on the Declaration.
