With conflict and violence at record levels, the UN Member States have called on Secretary-General António Guterres to come up with a template for a more peaceful, secure world. The 'New Agenda for Peace' will be a key component of the Summit of the Future, a landmark event to be held at UN Headquarters this September.

The UN has described the current global situation as 'uniquely dangerous', with the risk of major powers engaging in conflict at its highest levels since the Cold War, the possibility of nuclear war breaking out higher that it has been for several decades, and the climate crisis driving migration and exacerbating tensions.