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'We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink' - UN chief   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the Summit of the Future on Sunday, September 22, warning world leaders that, "our world is heading off the rails, and we need tough decisions to get back on track."   The two-day summit will be held on Sept. 22-23 before the start of the General Assembly General Debate that kicks off on Tuesday, September 24.   UN member states are currently negotiating three documents they hope to adopt on Sept. 22 — a pact for the future, a declaration on future generations and a global digital compact.   UNTV via REUTERS   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein    #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #summitofthefuture  #unitednations  #digital

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00:00President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

00:08welcome to the summit of the future. I thank the co-facilitators, the former and current

00:17presidents of the General Assembly, and all member states for their strong engagement,

00:23creativity and spirit of compromise, and all my colleagues for their invaluable efforts

00:30over the past three years. We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink.

00:40I called for this summit to consider deep reforms to make global institutions more legitimate,

00:48fair and effective, based on the values of the UN Charter. I called for this summit

00:55because 21st century challenges require 21st century solutions,

01:01frameworks that are networked and inclusive, and that draw on the expertise of all of humanity.

01:08I called for this summit because our world is heading off the rails,

01:16and we need tough decisions to get back on track. By government, to listen to young people

01:24and include them in decision-making, conflicts are raging and multiplying,

01:31from the Middle East to Ukraine and Sudan, with no end in sight.

01:35Our collective security system is threatened by geopolitical divides,

01:41nuclear posturing and the development of new weapons and theatres of war.

01:48Resources that could bring opportunities and hope are invested in death and destruction,

01:56open pathways to new possibilities and opportunities. Our world is going through

02:02a time of turbulence and a period of transition. But we cannot wait for perfect conditions.

02:10We must take the first decisive steps towards updating and reforming international cooperation,

02:18and make it more networked, more fair and more inclusive now.

02:24And today, thanks to your efforts, we have.

02:29Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact,

02:37and the Declaration on Future Generations, open pathways to new possibilities and opportunities.

'We are here to bring multilateralism back from the brink' - UN chief

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