Every September, world leaders travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. While the floor speeches garner the most attention, most often the real action happens in meetings between the leaders and high-level meetings where governments finalize and agree to various statements and agreements.
This year, the Summit of the Future is on the agenda, and at the Sept. 22-23 meetings, governments are expected to endorse the Pact for the Future.
The scope of this effort is extraordinary, calling for huge increases in foreign aid and funding to developing countries for climate change, endorsing government censorship of what they view as misinformation and disinformation, affirming human rights that the U.S. does not recognize, and chastising countries for not ratifying treaties on small arms, ammunition, and other matters.
As envisioned by the U.N….
