UN Pushing For ‘Pact for Future’ At Summit (Worthy News In-Depth)
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
NEW YORK (Worthy News) – A summit was underway in New York this weekend that critics say will give the United Nations even more powers to create a new world order through a Pact for the Future.
Officials said the “intergovernmental negotiated, action-oriented” Pact is part of the U.N. Summit of the Future, held at the U.N. Headquarters on September 22-23.
It includes “Transforming global governance,” as in the U.N.’s “Right now, our multilateral system requires an upgrade,” Worthy News established.
The Pact suggests that the U.N. will be transformed into a new organization as the current global system “isn’t effective, trusted, or inclusive enough to face the challenges of today or tomorrow. Inaction is no option.”
The “U.N. 2.0” will “strengthen the international response to complex global shocks” as there is a need for a “coordinated and multidimensional international response to complex global shocks and the central role of the United Nations in this regard.”
The U.N. defines “complex global shocks” as events that “have severely disruptive and adverse consequences for a significant proportion of countries and the global population.” These shocks would require a “multidimensional multistakeholder, and whole of government, whole of society response.”
AUTHOR WORRIED
That worries author Michael Snyder, who closely followed U.N. developments. He argues that if the Pact for the Future is adopted, “the U.N. will be the one to determine when a “global shock” occurs.
“The U.N. would also be the one to determine when it should be granted emergency powers and for how long those emergency powers should be in force. Needless to say, this is a nightmare waiting to happen.”
For example, one section titled “We will strengthen the international response to complex global shocks” states that a “coordinated and multidimensional international response to complex global shocks and the central role of the United Nations in this regard” is needed.
The Pact to be agreed upon made clear that “The status quo poses a growing and systemic threat to the multilateral system—driving deepening divergence, geoeconomic fragmentation, and geopolitical fractures across the world. Countries need to come together and build a new multilateralism. Only that way can all actors work alongside one another and push forward for peace and prosperity.”
The Pact also mentions “Sustainable development and financing for development; international peace and security; science, technology and innovation and digital cooperation” and “Youth and future generations.”
“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Paris Agreement” [on climate change] “targets won’t be met unless we channel resources at scale and speed to the world’s most vulnerable communities. We must increase development and climate finance, freeing humans from the tyranny of poverty and putting the planet and the poorest at the center of everything we do,” the U.N. said about the Pact.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
On International peace and security, a topic increasingly mentioned during upheaval in the Middle East, the U.N. stressed that “We need to create the opportunity for peace to grow. We need to stand up for the principles and values of the U.N. Charter, demonstrating that international cooperation offers a more fruitful path forward. This will enable the world to meet the challenges of growing conflicts and violence and respond to the risks from new technologies.”
On “Science, technology and innovation and digital cooperation,” the Pact will say, “We have to ensure that technologies serve the interests of humanity. Our goal is to bridge the science, technology, and innovation (STI) divides—strengthening universal human values, protecting people and the planet, and leaving no one behind.”
However, the “Youth and future generations” will play a crucial role in the new world envisaged by the United Nations and its Pact for the Future. “Young people are catalysts for change, but they need more support. Giving them a seat at the table is crucial as they hold the key to success for a sustainable future,” the U.N. said in remarks obtained by Worthy News.
“They also have the most to lose if a breakdown persists. But it isn’t just about young people. It’s about future generations, too. It’s essential that the decisions we make today safeguard the interests of those who have yet to be born.”
More than 1,000 government delegates from 193 nations were to discuss the Pact just before the annual high-level debate of the General Assembly.
“In 2020, the U.N. turned 75 and marked the occasion by starting a global conversation about hopes and fears for the future. This was the beginning of a process that would eventually lead, four years later, to the convening of the Summit of the Future,” the U.N. said.
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