UN General Assembly
2021

The future we want has always been enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and its goals of greater peace and security, the protection and promotion of human rights and international cooperation for economic, social and cultural progress for all, provided that these goals are actually achieved. On the other hand, the United Nations we need has always been a debate between what the Organization should do and what it can actually deliver. The difference is in collective action that can bring together as much as possible what should be done and what can be done. The results achieved thus far by the United Nations system may be broadly increased or improved in all areas — from sustained peace to sustainable development. The future we want depends on our ability to seize the opportunities that arise from the crises we face. The way forward is multilateralism revisited and strengthened to meet the great challenges of the present, and the place for this new beginning may well be the Summit of the Future.