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Press kit
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- SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE 2024: WHAT WILL IT DELIVER?
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
- INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AND DIGITAL COOPERATION
- YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
- GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
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Summit of the Future explainer: Is there a better way to shape our world? And how can we achieve a fairer future, in the face of so much global upheaval and conflict? (00:01:28)
Special coverage
United Nations News is providing special coverage of the Summit of the Future.
Global Call Summit of the Future
When: 12 September, 10:15 a.m. EDT/14:15 UTC
Where: Virtual
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Olaf Scholz, and the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Nangolo Mbumba are hosting a Summit of the Future Global Call live event on 12 September 2024, where for the Pact for the Future before the Summit.
The Global Call will begin at 10:15 a.m. EDT, featuring opening remarks from H.E. Ant¨®nio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia, and H.E. Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The event will be moderated by Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming. Pre-recorded video statements from Heads of State or Government will be broadcast starting at 11:00 a.m
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