the un "future summit" discussed crisis response, and china's initiative received widespread attention
2024-09-23
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[global times special correspondent in germany aoki, global times special correspondent ren zhong] from september 22 to 23, local time, the united nations held the "future summit" in new york to discuss how to deal with global crises. the meeting is expected to pass a "future compact". wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, will attend the united nations future summit as president xi jinping's special representative from september 22 to 28, and will also attend the general debate of the 79th united nations general assembly.
agence france-presse said that un secretary-general guterres first proposed the idea of holding a "future summit" in 2021, calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to reshape human history by restarting international cooperation. the future summit comes on the eve of the annual general debate of the united nations general assembly. according to the un website, the summit will include meetings and plenary sessions on five major topics: sustainable development and financing, peace and security, digital future, youth and future generations, global governance, and other topics related to the work of the united nations, such as human rights, gender equality and the climate crisis.
according to the un website, the most direct outcome of the summit will be the final version of the future compact, including the annex global digital compact and the declaration for future generations. according to afp, in the latest version of the future compact to be submitted for adoption, leaders pledged to strengthen the multilateral system to "keep pace with a changing world" and "protect the needs and interests of present and future generations" in the face of "ongoing crises." the report said that the compact is nearly 30 pages long and outlines 56 "actions," including a commitment to multilateralism, upholding the un charter and peacekeeping operations. it also calls for reforms to international financial institutions and the un security council, and works to address climate change, oppose an arms race in space and lay the initial foundation for global regulation of artificial intelligence.
deutsche presse-agentur reported that despite some highlights, the current text still falls short of guterres' ambitious expectations. according to handelsblatt, the summit is not expected to bring about major reforms to the united nations, such as the reorganization of the security council. the future compact actually aims to provide answers to the great challenges facing humanity, but the agreement does not specify when these measures will be implemented. "the un future summit may not achieve its goals," handelsblatt said.
in the process of drafting this document, all parties argued endlessly. according to afp, a few weeks ago, the reference to "transition away from fossil fuels" disappeared from the draft text and was later re-added. developing countries in particular strongly demanded specific commitments to the reform of international financial institutions to ensure easier access to concessional financing, especially in view of the impact of climate change. german tv one commented that countries could only agree on the lowest common denominator, "but in this era of war and crisis, this is also a success."
on the 19th, the chinese ministry of foreign affairs released the "china's position paper on the un future summit and the 79th un general assembly", stating that in the new era, facing the major issue of "what kind of world to build and how to build this world", china has given the answer of the era of building a community with a shared future for mankind. the swiss "neue zürcher zeitung" reported that china will propose a series of reform plans at the un future summit. the report said that in the draft of the "future compact", some measures can see the "shadow" of china's initiative.
"beijing's proposals and ideas for a different world order have found fertile ground in many emerging and developing countries... they like what china does." the neue zürcher zeitung said that in the past few years, china has adopted a "two-pronged" approach in its engagement with the united nations. on the one hand, beijing has always been committed to multilateralism and has contributed its expertise in poverty alleviation. on the other hand, china is promoting its "vision to change the global governance architecture", including the belt and road initiative, the asian infrastructure investment bank, the china-africa cooperation forum, and the brics cooperation mechanism.
