Summary
This event will focus on the role of parliaments at the UN and in multilateralism, assessing progress so far and evaluating opportunities for deeper parliamentary engagement with the UN going forward.
Description
This event is for parliamentarians attending the UN Summit of the Future as part of their national delegations.
It will focus on the role of parliaments at the UN and in multilateralism, assessing progress so far and evaluating opportunities for deeper parliamentary engagement with the UN going forward. It will provide a first parliamentary response to the Pact for the Future.
Participants will be invited to provide concrete ideas to better articulate the parliaments-UN relationship in view of next year’s General Assembly resolution on “Interaction between the UN, national parliaments and the IPU”.
Side Event organized by: Inter-Parliamentary Union
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To generate additional opportunities for the engagement of all actors, the Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Bringing together representatives from Member States, civil society, private sector, academia, local and regional authorities, youth, and many more, the Action Days will provide an opportunity for broad engagement and inclusion. These stakeholders have all played a key role in shaping the Pact for the Future and will be critical to its implementation.
Side events provide further insights and opportunities for multi-stakeholder collaboration.