GLOBAL: ‘Civil society will help bring the UN Declaration on Future Generations to life’

CIVICUS discusses the recently adopted Declaration on Future Generations with Cecilia Schirmeister, youth lead and representative of the Baha’i International Community United Nations (UN) Office, an international civil society organisation with a long history of cooperation with the UN.

UN member states met in New York on 22 and 23 September for the Summit of the Future. Following negotiations that included consultations with civil society, they adopted the Pact for the Future and its two annexes: the Global Digital Compact, which aims to close digital and data gaps, and a Declaration on Future Generations. The declaration outlines commitments to protect the rights and wellbeing of future generations in the face of global challenges and ensure they are part of global decision-making processes.

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