UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 24, 2024 12:21 am

UNITED NATIONS — UN members adopted a blueprint for the future Sunday to tackle the myriad wars, environmental threats and technological challenges facing humanity that the global organization hailed as 'groundbreaking,' but critics panned it as unambitious.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who championed the 'Pact for the Future,' hailed its 'landmark agreements — a step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism.'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, September 22, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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