In the Declaration commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, Member States recognized that our challenges are interconnected and can only be addressed through stronger international cooperation and reinvigorated multilateralism, with the United Nations at the centre of these efforts. The UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda represents a launching ground for a renewal of global cooperation and an opportunity to reinvigorate inclusive, networked, and effective multilateralism. One of the key proposals of Our Common Agenda is a Summit of the Future (the “Summit”) to be held on 22 and 23 September 2024, in New York, preceded by a preparatory ministerial meeting to be held on 18 September 2023, to forge a new global consensus on what actions are needed to ensure a better tomorrow, while simultaneously reinvigorating multilateralism and accelerating the implementation of existing commitments.

Recognizing the pressing need to address this situation and the significant linkages between the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and Our Common Agenda, as well as the critical opportunity presented by the Summit of the Future, the Permanent Missions of Australia, Barbados, Botswana, the Republic of Bulgaria, The Gambia, the Gabonese Republic, Iceland, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Maldives, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Republic of Palau and Saint Lucia to the United Nations, in collaboration with Present and Future Institute (PFI), convened the first in a series of informal dialogues amongst Member States, academia and key civil society stakeholders, to discuss expectations, identify common priorities, explore approaches to engaging in the Summit of the Future, ensuring an inclusive process where everyone has a voice and identify areas for further discussion and consensus building.