Taking Stock of the Pact for the Future - Informal meeting of the General Assembly, 80th session

Good morning. I call to order the informal meeting on taking stock of the Pact for the Future. Normally, I have a gavel. Today, we are in a very hands-on, practical meeting, how to implement the SDGs and the goals, and those who are implementing on the ground know that sometimes you have to be creative, and the GSG therefore borrows me her phone, and this is the gavel, so the meeting is opened. Thank you all for joining here with us today. As mentioned in the program contained in my letter dated July 9th, 2026, This morning's informal meeting will consist of an opening segment and 2 ministerial roundtables. I will now make a statement as the President of the General Assembly. Dear Deputy Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, colleagues, friends, when heads of state and government adopted the Pact for the Future in 2024, they called it a new beginning in multilateralism. But frankly speaking, a new beginning does not start with words. It starts with tangible and measurable action, when you can feel it really at the ground, at home, at your kitchen table. Action will require political will to change policy and modernize institutions. Indeed, Action requires adequate resources in national budgets.

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And partnerships are required to advance local action.

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But action only really happens when a mother wakes up in the morning and does not have to be afraid anymore to wonder what will their children eat. Action is implemented when everybody who gets into an accident knows that he or she can just go to the hospital and will be treated. And action these days will be implemented when parents do not have to be afraid when handing over their mobile phone, as we just did, if they might see a sexually exploitative picture of their own children one day. On their own smartphone. And this is why today's meeting is not only about the first steps, the words, and the political will of Member States to take action, but this meeting is really about how do we deliver action at the last mile. It's a stocktake of national-level implementation and a way to sharing best practices and lessons learned to translate commitments of the Pact for the Future into real results on the ground. Allow me to set the scene with 3 priorities in this regard. First, let us make the Pact a practical delivery framework for what it was meant to be, for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. These are not 2 parallel processes. The 2030 Agenda remains our shared roadmap, and the Pact helps accelerate its implementation on the ground, in the national states, in the cities, in the communities, while at the same time hopefully restores trust in multilateralism and in this house, our United Nations. The connection is especially clear during this high-level political forum, and this is why I think both of us are delighted that we have this extensive exchange, not only with you here now, with member states, ministers, but also with so many different stakeholders all the days before and after. The goals in depth review this week, the SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11, and 17, correspond directly with commitments in the Pact to build resilience to water scarcity and drought, advance sustainable energy, support resilient cities, and improve partnership for implementation. And it's important that we focus on every different high-level political forum on different goals, because there is no one-size-fits-for-all solution. And this is also why the voluntary national reviews, even though we were just discussing before, probably nobody outside the room and maybe not even inside the room, if you say, what is in VNR, maybe they think again about football and the proof, if it was goal or not, but these VNRs are crucial because they provide a concrete entry point to make this connection real through national ownership, peer learning, and honest assessment. They can show where progress is occurring, where bottlenecks persist, and where international support can be better aligned with national priorities. And we are already seeing member states begin to integrate elements of the Pact into their VNRs, and national follow-up, and of the VNRs tracked so far, the majority align with the Pact priorities and action. And I encourage Member States to use VNRs and other existing follow-up processes not only to report on progress, but to identify which Pact commitments can accelerate delivery and what must be scaled, adapted, or financed to make that possible. This is truly putting our words into action. And shifting from global commitments to national implementation. Second, while implementation of the Pact is in the hands of Member States, it needs to always be anchored in the universal promise of the United Nations, We the Peoples, a call echoed in the Pact. That means protecting the needs and interests of future generations, harnessing the contributions of civil society, the private sector, academia, and young people. That means forming meaningful multi-stakeholder partnerships and drawing on the expertise, innovation, and delivery capacity of all parts of society. And this means also— and therefore I'm pleased that we just had a meeting with stakeholders before— to bring in those different perspectives directly in our discussions, from civil society organizations, from stakeholders, from businesses and companies, but almost importantly, from cities and rural communities, there where daily life is happening. And in this regard, I would really like to highlight, also because this is meant as an exchange of best practices, having been in different roles myself, at the moment, obviously, multilateralism is not only under pressure, but to sell, in quotation marks, something in national contexts, in parliaments, where everybody is looking at the budget, Maybe it's not the most convincing argument of saying, but we follow the important and great honour of implementing our UN principles. This is an honour, I believe it every day, but these days maybe sometimes it works better if to say the Pact is not so much about the UN and the implementation of a treaty or resolutions we agreed on, but the Pact is in our own national interest. We have to bring the discussions back to our self-interest, and self-interest is not always something critical. If you understand that the implementation of 17 goals on education, on health, on internet access is your own interest, maybe it mobilizes more national or local funding, as if discussing of increasing your sustainable development aid. And therefore, having this in mind, it's in their own interest, it needs also those people who do that every day in the cities, for example, implementing access to clean water, to bring them here in the House and hear their voices of best practice so others can learn from it. And that brings me to my third point: let us build a path to 2028, when the General Assembly will review the implementation of the Pact, through a meeting of level of heads of states and government at the start of the 83rd session. Prepare this discussion in a way of saying, your heads of states should not only come, but also be proud of what they did for their own people or people in other parts of the world. And also remember— I was addressing that yesterday related to football— in international diplomacy, but especially in a digitalized, interconnected world, 4 years is like a decade 20 years ago. In 4 years, so many things could happen. Again, looking at our smartphones, 4 years ago we didn't know that we have to regulate some of these apps, but 4 years ago also we didn't know that these apps could help us, if formed in a good way, of crisis prevention, that they can be a tool for strengthening multilateralism. So not giving up nor giving in in the last quarter of this implementation, in my point of view, is the most important thing. Join our forces together that we can reach as much as we can the Agenda 2030. Probably in life nothing is 100% perfect, so if we are not delivering on every goal 100%, well, then we have to do more in the extra time. But if we are reaching close to 80 or 90% of delivery, This means a change of life for millions, if not to say billions of people, felt every day in the morning when they wake up to know that they have enough for their children at their kitchen table. For those who go to work and do not have to fear if they go into an accident that they may not be able to pay the food anymore for their kids, but they have healthcare covered. And also that we can be proud in 4 years' time that we use the new technologies not only of leaving no one behind, but also making our interconnected world safer for all of us. In this spirit, I thank you very much for joining this exchange of being better together in this morning debate today, and I now give the floor to the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Her Excellency Amina Mohamed. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam President, dear Annalena, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, and our colleagues from civil society. My thanks to you, Madam President, for convening this really important meeting. It builds on the one earlier this morning where we had interaction with our key stakeholders. Nearly 2 years ago in this building, member states adopted the Pact for the Future, and today I'd like to share where I think we stand on the commitments made how far along the road the Pact has travelled, and what it will take to go the distance. First, let's consider the road conditions. Countries are navigating one of the most complex geopolitical landscapes in recent history. You're facing debt pressures, conflict, climate impacts, and declining resources for sustainable development, each new shock or crisis striking before you have recovered from the last. In 6 years, a pandemic, a war in Europe, and now the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz that is choking energy, food, and fertilizer supplies. In that landscape, the SDGs remain our benchmark, and the Pact for the Future is our political compass. The UN80 initiative is how we equip the United Nations to deliver better on both. So how are we doing? Let me share where the Pact's commitments stand, starting with financing, the means of implementation. Multilateral development banks are finding ways to lend more from the capital they already have. That amounts to at least $700 billion in additional lending capacity. The Borrowers Platform is up and running. ECOSOC is hosting a new dialogue on credit ratings. The reform of the IMF surcharges is well underway. And how we measure the progress itself. The High-Level Expert Group appointed by the Secretary-General delivered its proposal for going beyond GDP within a single year, capturing economic, social and environmental dimensions of development together, and the intergovernmental process has begun to act on that. On our institutions, the reviews of ECOSOC and the High-Level Political Forum are keeping these bodies fit for purpose, and I thank the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Barbados and Malta, for their stewardship. On the country-level impact, and under the leadership of the Resident Coordinators, UN country teams are using the Pact as a practical framework to align national priorities with SDG acceleration efforts. In several countries, cooperation frameworks now reflect Pact commitments on financing, social protection, digital transformation, and institutional reform. On future generations, Country Teams are supporting governments to embed long-term thinking in policymaking, providing assistance with strategic foresight and assessing national laws to better protect the interests of new and future generations. On digital transformation, the UN just concluded its very first Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence. Meanwhile, the Global Digital Compact is guiding national efforts to expand digital public infrastructure, close those digital divides, and ensure that new technologies work for everyone. Finally, the machinery is delivering the Pact of the Future in-country. It is in place and it's working. This is where the UN80 initiative comes in. Its purpose is simple: a United Nations better able to support you in turning commitments into results on the ground. Results that are visible, credible, and responsive to your national priorities, including those that you set out in your voluntary national reviews. In practice, that means a much stronger Resident Coordinator leadership; country teams that draw on the full policy, technical, and operational depth of the system, improving the expertise that countries need for surge capacities; better use of data, foresight, and expertise; and fewer overlapping mandates, processes, and presences placing a burden on your governments. All of this is about better implementation and better support for you and your national priorities. Excellencies, governments cannot deliver this agenda alone, and the good news is they are increasingly choosing not to. Across regions, more countries are opening their voluntary national reviews to civil society, business, local authorities, academia, and young people to bring their expertise and experience into the accounting. The picture that emerges is fuller and much more honest, and that is how national ownership takes root, how accountability deepens, and how the 2030 Agenda becomes a whole-of-society effort. In closing, let me say this: the Pact will move at the speed at which you move it. Your leadership, your policies and your investments, your willingness to share what works— these decide whether the commitments made here become the tangible progress that was promised to people 2 years ago. So in today's roundtables, I would ask you not to hold back. Tell us what is working so others can use it. Tell us where you're stuck so that we can help to clear the way. and tell us what support you need, and be specific. The more specific, the better able we are to act on it. I very much look forward to hearing your views on the road ahead to 2030 and beyond. I thank you.

I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for setting the scene so precisely where we are with the implementation, but also what we are working on within the UN system and the UNAIDS reform. I now give the floor to Mr. David Passarelli, Director of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. Please, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President, Deputy Secretary-General, Excellencies, civil society colleagues. I have the pleasure of sharing some reflections from a dialogue that just concluded moments ago between the President of the General Assembly, the Deputy Secretary-General, and civil society representatives. The first message I would like to deliver to this Assembly is that the quality of the conversation matters, and the quality of the conversation with civil society is a function of the time and space we give for the conversation with civil society. In that regard, I'd like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Deputy Secretary-General for creating that space this morning for such a robust engagement with our civil society allies. There were a number of themes that emerged from this morning's consultation, a number of metaphors as well. We spoke of the Pact for the Future as an accelerator for the Sustainable Development Goals. Certainly, we are not the only ones to refer to the Pact as an accelerator. The Secretary-General speaks about the Sustainable Development Goals as a promise to the people, not just to the member states gathered in this room. The Pact is also an extension of that promise. It helps us keep that promise with people. It has not only served as an accelerator for the SDGs, but it has addressed gaps in the sustainable agenda, the sustainable development agenda. It has empowered regions to seize on practical governance innovations that can lead to better-resourced and more peaceful societies. Societies. It is also a bridge to the future that we want, not just an implementation tool for this moment. A second important message that emerged from the conversation this morning with civil society leaders is that there is an enormous community that has mobilized around the Pact for the Future and its implementation. We heard of impact coalitions, regional conferences, thousands of organizations that have mobilized to draw attention to the Pact, explain its salience at this moment, and how it can restore trust and the legitimacy of this institution. These organizations are not speaking a different language. They are speaking to the commitments made in this room, and they are aligning those commitments to national priorities. They are often on the front lines of implementation, And we would do well to work with them and to resource them to help them deliver the commitments that we make here. We also heard strong messages of support, enthusiastic and consistent offers of engagement from not only civil society, but from cities, mayors, and regional leaders. They believe in the Pact for the Future and believe that they have the tools and the spaces where they can accelerate the implementation of the Pact. And that implementation is being monitored with the help of civil society. They have devised ingenious, multiple ingenious tools to measure the concrete implementation of the commitments taken here at the Summit of the Future. Many of those commitments align with the commitments in the SDG agenda and are not duplicative of that agenda, and I think that efficiency is something that is important to In 2024. These allies are responsible for helping us advance and progress on many of the points and agendas that the Deputy Secretary-General just raised, whether it is our dialogue with credit rating agencies, the Beyond GDP agenda, or capturing the promise and the risks of artificial intelligence. None of this can be done without strong partnership with civil society, and the message that came back to us this morning is that they are committed and they stand ready to continue to advance those commitments over the coming months, over the coming years. Thank you very much, Madam President.

I thank Mr. Passarelli for giving us an insight about the discussion this morning with civil society and stakeholders, but also for your deeper steps on how to move forward together on the implementation. We have heard the last speaker for the opening In this segment, we will now begin with our first ministerial roundtable discussion under the theme Delivering for People and Planet. I now open the floor for comments and statements. Member States and observers who are inscribed to make an intervention are reminded that interventions are limited to 5 minutes to ensure all delegations have an opportunity to take the floor. Those of you who came from Capital or other parts and do not speak on a regular basis, I would like to repeat this because this is something new, also part of our reform process, that time limitations is really sharp and it will be implemented by an automatic microphone cutoff. Therefore, if you see your microphone blinking, this means you should come to an end to be not cut off. I have now the honor to open our first ministerial roundtable under the theme of Delivering for the People and the Planet, and I give the floor to the distinguished representative of Germany, Rita Schwarzelühr-Sütter.

President Baerbock, Excellencies, delegates, ladies and gentlemen, The Pact for the Future, adopted in September 2024, marked a milestone for international and multilateral cooperation. In an era of escalating geopolitical tensions, a robust multilateral framework and an effective UN are more essential than ever. That is why the UN80 initiative comes at just the right time. The proposed reforms must make the UN more efficient and resilient, and not simply cut costs. A strategic approach, transparency, and close coordination with the member states are needed. In addition to Germany's 3rd voluntary national review last year, I was especially impressed by the ambition and tangible results of our— of our peer partners' countries. We all agreed that the priority now is to effectively link the VNR with national monitoring and strategy development. I'm delighted that Brazil has continued and expanded the format this year with other partner countries. In light of the geopolitical situation and the many challenges facing sustainable development, I would like to share 2 success stories with you today: the energy transition and the economic and industrial innovations driven by the circular economy. Together, they are making our economy, society, and planet more resilient. First, renewable energies secure our energy supply and are a cornerstone of a rigorous climate policy. Developments this year have once again underscored the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels. In 2025, renewables accounted for 55% of Germany's gross electricity consumption. This is a major achievement considering that this figure was just 10% 20 years ago. Yet with energy demand rising, driven in part by the use of AI, this is still not enough. Our aim is to further accelerate Germany's renewable expansion by supporting the purchase of electric vehicles and creating incentives for green heating solutions. We are also committed to rapid development of our renewable capacity to promote Germany as an industrial and economic hub. The energy-intensive steel and cement industries are counting on us to speed up the energy transition in Germany. Electrification can unlock significant potential both in reducing emissions and cutting costs. We must not forget that Germany still spends around €70 billion a year on fossil fuels imports. Second, we have just adopted an action plan for circular economy. Increasing consumption of raw materials has serious consequences for the environment, people, and the economy. That is why we are seeking to maximize the lifespan of raw materials and products, use materials efficiently, and keep them in circulation for as long as possible. We are investing €260 million up to 2029 to implement this strategy. We firmly believe that circular economy not only benefits the climate and the environment, but by spurring innovation, is also good for the future of the economy and industry. Ladies and gentlemen, the SDGs are a global success story. They are widely supported around the world. We must continue to work resolutely to deliver on the 2030 Agenda. Let us, as the international community, come together to establish an ambitious post-2030 framework. Germany stands ready to play an active role in shaping this framework alongside our partners. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Germany, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Climate Protection. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Botswana, the Assistant Minister for the State President and Defence and Security. Security, His Excellency Mu Jing, followed by Azerbaijan and the Dominican Republic.

President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, Botswana welcomes the stocktake of the Pact for the Future. For us, the Pact is not a parallel process to the 2030 Agenda, it is a call to strengthen the systems that make implementation possible. The country's commitment is anchored on complementary policies being the National Vision 2036, the 12th National Development Plan, and the Botswana Economic Transformation Program. These frameworks align global commitments with our priorities in inclusive economic transformation, digitalization, infrastructure development, energy security, sustainable human settlements, and environmental resilience. Madam President, a key lesson from Botswana's experience is that implementation requires a coherent policy and legislative architecture supported by a national monitoring and evaluation system. Regarding the goals under review, SDGs, the instruments under focus are policies relating to water, housing, wastewater, and sanitation. Of course, energy, as well as the Integrated Resource Plan, Economic Inclusion Act, and the National Spatial Plan. These frameworks are delivering tangible results. The validated census information as at 2022, 74% had electricity access and 84% 4.7% had access to quality housing. These outcomes are indicative of a development approach centered on dignity, opportunity, and ensuring that no one is left behind. Strategic coordination has proved to be key in making progress. In that respect, Botswana has established a whole-of-government and whole-of-society mechanisms that bring together public institutions, parliament, authorities, civil society, private sector, academia, and communities. These mechanisms strengthen national ownership and ensure that implementation responds to the realities of citizens. Madam President, notwithstanding the above, the country faces many challenges. Botswana perennially faces drought, water stress, rapid urbanization, and infrastructure backlogs. With 65%— 66.5%, I beg your pardon— of our population now living in urban areas, demand for housing, transport, water and sanitation, energy, and municipal services continue to rise. Fiscal pressures are increasingly deepening due to depressed global demand for natural diamonds, for natural commodities such as diamonds, which have historically supported economic development. These constraints reinforce the importance of domestic resource mobilization, prudent public finance management, and stronger and broader partnerships. Domestic resource mobilization alone will not deliver the scale of transformation required. Botswana therefore reiterates need to reform the international financial infrastructure, including affordable and predictable finance, greater access to climate finance, technology transfer, support for data systems, action against illicit financial flows, and measures of progress that go beyond GDP. Madam President, in the course to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, Botswana remains dedicated to strengthening national systems, mobilizing partnerships, and advancing inclusive, rights-based, and sustainable development for present and future generations. I so submit, and I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Botswana, Her Excellency Muching, Assistant Minister for State President. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Ryyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Thank you, Madam President. Excellencies, dear colleagues, at the Summit of the Future, we agreed that the value of multilateralism will be measured by results. Azerbaijan views the Pact for the Future in this practical spirit. It should be an implementation agenda that reinforces the 2030 Agenda and helps countries deliver concrete outcomes. For Azerbaijan, delivery starts with national ownership. There can be no single model imposed on all countries. Each state might pursue development according to its national circumstances, priorities, and capacities. Azerbaijan is advancing a development model based on economic diversification, technological modernization, green growth, and social inclusion. Sustainable Development Goals are integrated into our national strategy. Azerbaijan intends to present its next Voluntary National Review in 2027. On water, Azerbaijan treats water security as a matter of national resilience. At global level, let me recall the Baku Dialogue launched in the context of COP29, through which we placed water higher on the international climate agenda. On energy, our position is realistic and clear. The world needs energy security. and green transition at the same time. Azerbaijan has long been a reliable energy partner for the world. We are investing in renewable energy, green energy zones, wind and solar potential, and interconnectors that can carry clean electricity from the Caspian to wider markets. Our objective is a practical and sustainable transition. On infrastructure and sustainable cities, Azerbaijan's experience is visible in the reconstruction of our liberated territories. We are rebuilding cities and villages from the ground up— roads, railways, airports, power lines, schools, hospitals, smart villages and smart cities. These territories are being developed as green energy and net-zero emission zones. For us, this is a model of sustainable post-conflict recovery. As recent host of World Urban Forum 13, Azerbaijan is contributing to the global urban agenda. Finally, no country can deliver the Pact alone. COP29 in Baku demonstrated that even in complex geopolitical conditions, negotiated results are possible when there is political will. But developing countries need finance that is predictable, accessible and affordable; technology transfer that is practical; and multilateral institutions that treat countries as equal partners. The Pact for the Future should be judged by what it changes on the ground. Azerbaijan will continue to act as bridge-builder between regions, reliable partner in energy and connectivity, and a supporter of practical multilateralism. Our message is simple and clear: development and cooperation must reinforce each other, and only then can we deliver for people, planet, and future generations. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Rizaev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Madera, Vice Minister for Monitoring and Government Coordination of the Ministry of the Presidency, followed by Nepal and Timor-Leste.

Madam President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, 2 years after adopting the Pact for for the future, the real question is no longer what we agreed, but how we are turning those commitments into results for our people. In the Dominican Republic, we have sought to do precisely that. Rather than creating a new agenda, we aligned our national priorities with the Pact and the Sustainable Development Goals through 10 measurable national outcomes that guide the that guide the work of our entire government. The Pact calls on us to eradicate poverty. We are doing so by expanding social protection, improving housing conditions, increasing access to quality education and healthcare, and working to expand the middle class. The Pact calls us to mobilize financing for sustainable development. We have strengthened public investment management and prioritized results-based budgeting to ensure that public resources are directed toward measurable outcomes. Most importantly, we have transformed the way government delivers. We have established a government-wide delivery system built around measurable national priorities. Every 3 months, the President personally reviews progress through a council of ministers, while delivery units coordinate implementation across institutions and data guides decision-making. For us, implementation is not an afterthought; it is the policy. The Pact urges climate action. We are accelerating renewable energy and strengthening climate resilience. The Pact emphasises science, technology and innovation. We are digitizing public services and expanding digital government. The Pact places young people in the center. We are expanding technical education, scholarships, STEM opportunities, and youth employment programs and leadership initiatives so that young people become drivers of the development rather than observers of it. In many ways, the 56 actions contained in the Pact can be summarized in 3 great responsibilities for governments: to improve people's lives, to strengthen institutions, and to build the capacity to solve tomorrow's challenges before they become tomorrow's crises. That is the path that Dominican Republic has chosen. We do not claim to have solved every challenge, But we believe that the Pact for the Future will succeed only if it becomes a management tool inside governments, not simply a declaration adopted in conference rooms. The challenge before us is no longer to negotiate better commitments; it is to build governments capable to delivering them. The Dominican Republic remains fully committed to working with the United Nations and all member states to make the Pact for the Future not only a vision of tomorrow but a reality today. Thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of the Dominican Republic, His Excellency Madera, Vice Minister for Monitoring and Government Cooperation of the Ministry of the President. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Nepal, followed by Timor-Leste and

Thank you, Madam President, Excellencies.

The Pact for the Future reflects our collective commitment to strengthen global solidarity and turbocharge progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, Secretary-General's report shows a stark reality that the world is nowhere close to achieving the 2030 Agenda. For Nepal, the SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11, and 17 under HLPF review this year are not only global commitments as embodied in the Pact for the Future. They are the foundation of our development journey towards resilience, sustained development, and smooth graduation. Nepal's overall SDG progress stands at over 41%, slightly above the global average. Today, over 95% of our population has access to basic drinking water, sanitation, and electricity. We have strengthened service delivery through smart water systems and water quality laboratories, expanded wastewater treatment, and digital monitoring. The WASH initiative has significantly reduced waterborne diseases and improved health outcomes and learning environments, particularly for women and girls. We are accelerating a clean energy transition with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2045. We are developing a pipeline of bankable hydropower projects, expanding transmission infrastructure, and strengthening cross-border electricity trade. To support regional energy security and green growth. We continue to promote renewable energy solutions in rural communities, improve clean cooking technologies, expand digital connectivity, and strengthen innovation through institutions such as National Innovation Center to enhance productive capacity and sustainable industrialization. Nepal has also advanced resilient urban development through earthquake-resilient reconstruction, safer housing, disaster risk reduction, and stronger local governance. Demonstrating that community-led and locally-owned approaches deliver concrete results. The post-2015 Earthquake Resilient Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program represents a successful model of building back better, combining resilient infrastructure with community participation and social inclusion. More importantly, our federal, provincial, and local governments have aligned planning, budgeting, and monitoring with the SDGs, bringing global commitments closer to people's daily lives. And global partnership to accelerate SDG implementation. Second, accelerate green industrialization, innovation, and digital transformation. Enhancing STI, digital inclusion, innovation, productive capacity, renewable energy, and digital technologies is key to creating jobs, fostering competitiveness, and achieving sustainable structural transformation. Third, global challenges need global solutions. We therefore need to strengthen global cooperation on issues such as climate change, peace and security, digital technologies, and pandemic preparedness. Fourth, invest in human capital. Investing in health, education, nutrition, and social protection creates resilient societies and enables equitable and sustainable development. Finally, strengthening global governance through timely reforms is indispensable so that international institutions are better equipped to address today's interconnected challenges. The Pact for the Future provides a practical roadmap. Moving forward, we must focus on reinforcing the means of implementation at scale, underpinned by solidarity, financing, and genuine partnership. Nepal remains steadfast in working with all partners to ensure that the Pact for the Future and the 2030 Agenda deliver better, faster, and more equitably for our people and the planet. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Nepal. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Timor-Leste.

Madam President, Chef de Cabinet, Excellencies. Timor-Leste welcomes this informal meeting on taking stock of the Pact for the Future as a crucial opportunity to reaffirm that global commitments must lead to concrete, measurable action. For my country, LDC confronting acute climate vulnerability and still consolidating post-conflict institutions, the Pact is more than a political declaration. It is a shared commitment to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda and deliver a better future for people and planet. Across SDGs under review at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum, Timor-Leste has made progress, while remaining fully aware of the challenges ahead. Our experience demonstrates the national ownership and international cooperation must advance together if we are to fulfill the commitments we collectively undertook in the Pact for the Future. Madam President, on SDG 6, community-managed water systems and investments in rural schools and health posts have expanded access to safe drinking water around the country. In Ermera Municipality, gravity-fed systems have improved daily life and reduced health risks. However, Nearly half of urban greywater continues to be discharged untreated into open drains, highlighting the need for stronger regulation and climate-resilient infrastructure. Our experience reinforces the Pact's commitment to ensure the sustainable management of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for all. On SDG 7, electrification has advanced through grid expansion and off-grid solar solutions, including solar mini-grids, in the enclave of Waikusi, yet renewable energy remains limited and costs remain high. The Pact rigidly— rightly recognizes that affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is critical for achieving the SDGs. LDCs require predictable financing, technology transfer, and capacity building to make a just energy transition a reality. On SDG 9, investments in transport and digital infrastructure have strengthened national connectivity and created new opportunities. The Pact's commitment to strengthening science, technology, and innovation capacities in developing countries provides an essential framework for ensuring that digital transformation narrows rather than widens development gaps. On each of these 11, Timor-Leste is promoting more resilient urban development through improved drainage, waste management initiatives, and urban planning. However, rapid urbanization and limited municipal capacity continue to challenge sustainable development. The Pact's commitment to supporting developing countries in building resilient and sustainable cities must therefore be translated into practical support on the ground. Madam President, Excellencies, the first year of implementation has demonstrated that the Pact provides a clear framework for action. The challenge before us is no longer agreeing on priorities, but delivering on them. As the Pact recognizes, the multilateral system must be strengthened so that it is effective, representative, and capable of responding to today's challenges. Multilateralism must therefore be more than a forum for dialogue; it must be a delivery mechanism. Closing the SDG financing gap, reforming the international financing architecture, strengthening the voice of developing countries, and mobilizing additional financing for sustainable development are commitments we have already made. Their effective implementation will determine whether countries such as Timor-Leste can build lasting resilience and achieve the SDGs. Madam President, as we take stock today, let us ensure that the Pact is not judged by the ambition of its words, but by the tangible improvements it delivers in the lives of our peoples. Timor-Leste reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Pact for the Future, and the 2030 Agenda. We stand ready to work with Member States to translate our commitments of Better Together into concrete results for present and future generations. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Timor-Leste. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, followed by Ethiopia and Brazil.

Madam President, Excellency, distinguished delegates, at the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Chair for organizing this timely Ministerial Roundtable meeting. Lao PDR welcomes this important discussion and reaffirms its strong commitment to implementing the Pact for the Future and accelerating progress towards the achievements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable sustainable development. Lao PDR views the PACS as an important framework for promoting a more effective, inclusive, and responsive multilateral system that is firmly anchored in the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. For Lao PDR, the implementation of the PACS is closely aligned with our national development priorities. We remain committed to advancing sustainable development through integrated and inclusive approach that strengthens economic resilience, promotes social progress, protection the environment, and improve the well-being of our people. Madam President, as the LDCs, Laos PDR continues to face significant challenges in implementing these commitments. Limited fiscal space, constrained access to affordable long-term financing, technology and innovation gaps, and the growing impacts of climate change remain major obstacles to sustainable development. To address these challenges, strengthen international cooperation and renew global solidarity and are indispensable. We call for enhanced support for developing countries through greater access to concessional financing, technology transfer, capacity building, and investment in resilient infrastructures. We also underscore the importance of a more inclusive, equitable, and responsive international financial architecture that better reflects the needs and priorities of developing countries. Lao PDR reaffirms commitments to working closely with all partners to translate the commitments of the Pact of the Future into concrete actions that improve the life of the people, protect our planet, and accelerate the achievement of sustainable development. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Ethiopia.

Madam President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Pact on the Future provide a renewed opportunity to accelerate progress toward sustainable development. While countries bear the primary responsibilities for their own development, the success of the Pact also strongly depends on a stronger and more effective multilateral system that fosters solidarity, cooperation, and shared responsibility. At a time when multiple and interconnected crises continue to slow progress towards the SDGs, strengthening multilateralism is more important than ever. Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, and 11 constitute Madam President, Ethiopia has integrated the SDGs and the Pact of the Future into its national development plans, with a significant share of the national budget directed to SDG implementation in the proper sectors. We have made notable progress in expanding access to clean water and sanitation, particularly in rural areas. Through our national electrification program, we continue to expand access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy, with 95% 25% of our electricity generated from renewable sources. In January 2024, Ethiopia becomes the first country to ban the implementation of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, demonstrating our commitment to low-carbon future. We are also strengthening regional cooperation through cross-border electricity interconnection. Under the Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy, we are advancing digital transformation, strengthening industrial competitiveness, and promoting inclusive economic growth, and our urban development initiatives are creating jobs, revitalizing cities, and supporting the development of smart, resilient, and inclusive urban communities. Madam President, despite these achievements, significant challenges remain. Expanding access to clean drinking water, sanitation, and affordable energy continues to require substantial investment. Persistent and emerging crises, including the adverse impacts of climate change, geopolitical tensions and constrained development finance continue to undermine progress. These challenges reaffirm that national efforts, while indispensable, are not sufficient on their own. The international community must deliver on its commitments by scaling up development finance, mobilizing private investment, facilitating technology transfer, strengthening capacity building, and fulfilling commitments on official development assistance and climate fulfill our collective promise to leave no one behind. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Ethiopia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Brazil, followed by the Russian Federation.

Thank you, Madam President. Brazil thanks you for convening this stocktaking exercise and welcomes the opportunity to reflect on how the Pact for the Future is being translated into action.

On the ground.

Let me repeat what the representative of Botswana has just said, that for Brazil also, the Pact is not a parallel agenda to the Sustainable Development Goals; rather, it is an instrument to accelerate their implementation and to restore confidence that multilateralism can deliver tangible improvements in people's lives. Let's start with the national front. Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Brazil has treated SDGs SDGs as the overarching framework for national development planning and public policy. This approach has recently been reinforced through the re-establishment of the National Commission for the SDGs, a unique institutional mechanism that brings together government and civil society in equal numbers to guide implementation efforts across all levels of government. Turning to the goals under review, Brazil has translated the Pact's commitments into concrete action across water, energy, infrastructures, and sustainable cities. Just to give you some examples, access to safely managed drinking water now reaches more than 98% of our population, while initiatives such as Water for All or the São Francisco River Integration Project are improving water security for millions of people in regions increasingly exposed to drought and climate change. At the same time, Brazil has built one of the cleanest electricity matrices in the world, with nearly 90% of electricity generation coming from renewable sources. And even so, we continue to expand wind and solar power, sustainable biofuels, and renewable energy solutions for isolated communities in the Amazon. that continue to slow progress towards the SDGs. The first is financing. The investments required for water infrastructure, clean energy, resilient cities, for instance, demand long-term planning and levels of capital that often exceed the fiscal capacities of developing countries. The Pact rightly recognized the need to mobilize substantially greater financial flows and to reform the international financial architecture to better support sustainable development, especially at the Bretton Woods institutions, or the increase in the capital of MDBs. Another international challenge is the unequal access to technology and innovation. Developing countries cannot be expected to deliver ambitious transitions without meaningful technology transfer capacity building, and knowledge sharing. This is precisely why the commitments contained in the Global Digital Compact are so important. Madam President, the commitments contained in the Pact must move from aspiration to implementation. Brazil remains fully committed to working with all partners to ensure that the Pact becomes exactly what it was intended to be, an accelerator of sustainable development, a renewed expression of international solidarity, and a powerful demonstration that multilateralism can deliver for all, leaving no one behind. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Brazil. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the Russian Federation.

Thank you.

Madam President of the General Assembly, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, distinguished ministers, distinguished permanent representatives. The Pact for the Future was designed within the United Nations and beyond, designed as a potential driver, a unique turbocharger for the achievement of the SDGs. However, even its modest and insufficient development-related obligations are largely dead letter still. And neither a genuine selection of tools was established, nor have the relevant institutional mechanisms been set up, nor concrete means of implementation been set out, including vis-à-vis Goals 6, 7, 9, 11, and 17, which are under consideration this year. And so instead of calls for solidarity, we are observing a sharp reduction in official development assistance levels. Efforts to strengthen energy security are undermined by the ongoing imposition by a number of donor countries— their imposition of unilateral sanctions. And the long-discussed reform of the international financial architecture and technology and knowledge transfer continues to encounter significant obstructions set out by those who largely benefit from the existing global system for economic governance. This is why it is hardly surprising that many developing states in their national statements have focused on select provisions of the pact which pertain to development and correspond with their national priorities, while at the same time underscoring the importance of leveraging existing intergovernmental processes More and more states view the pact as a law— as a missed opportunity which was unable to and likely will not be able to generate momentum for development efforts nor to mobilize additional financial resources. Nevertheless, true multilateralism rooted in consensus, transparency, and inclusive intergovernmental negotiations can still generate that momentum which is necessary through expedite— which cannot be achieved through expedited, artificial, or imposed approaches. The Pact for the Future can make a meaningful contribution to our collective efforts for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, but only if its lessons are duly digested and taken into account. Decisions taken at the United Nations, which are long-term, in nature, and specifically those which are geared towards, uh, reform, need to be taken following a fully transparent and inclusive intergovernmental negotiations process. We are fast approaching 2030, and we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the Russian Federation. We have heard the last speaker for first ministerial roundtable in relation to the national implementation, and I thank all representatives, especially those who came from capitals, for the inside views of their national roadmaps and also reminding us how important the interconnection between national implementation and international cooperation and multilateral support is in this regard. We will now begin our second ministerial roundtable discussion under the theme Making Multilateralism fit for the future. And we will proceed with member states' statements with the same time limit of 5 minutes. And I have the honor to welcome the next distinguished representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho, followed by Indonesia and South Africa. Thank you, Lesotho, yeah, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Your Excellency, you have the floor.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Lesotho participates in this discussion not as a distant advocate for multilateralism, but as a country whose development trajectory is directly shaped by it. As a least developed country that is landlocked by a single country, multilateralism to us is a single anchor for our existence as our access to markets access to finance, and climate support are dependent on functional and effective multilateral channels. We welcome the Pact for the Future as the most significant recommitment to reform global governance in decades, and we want to speak candidly about what implementation must mean for countries such as us. Partnerships cannot mean business as usual with a new label. For Lesotho, SDG 17 succeeds or fails on 3 fronts: market access, access to financing, and capacity. In terms of trade, a rules-based trading system is indispensable for multilateralism to work. We need a system that is transparent, that is rules-based, and that is predictable for us to be able to trade with the rest of the world. Preferential access for LDCs is still needed if we are to leave no one behind. The complexity of the system needs to be simplified for LDCs to benefit from multilateralism. On financing, the SDG financing gap is not a technical shortfall. It is the central obstacle to our commitment for 2030. We support the PEC's call to close this gap and want to see it translated into predictable long-term instruments rather than once-off pledges. And on capacity and data, reformed partnerships must invest in our ability to monitor and demonstrate progress ourselves. Statistical systems, VNR follow-ups, follow-throughs should not just be a once-off exercise, but must be done with intent to produce results. On global governance reform, Lesotho supports the PEC's commitment to Security Council reform, the most concrete since the 1960s, and specifically to redressing Africa's underrepresentation. A multilateral system that governs the world must— but seats only a fraction of it at the decision-making table cannot claim legitimacy. On international financial institutions, voice and voting reforms matter as much as, if not more than, any single financing package. Small and vulnerable economies need a seat proportionate to our stake in outcomes, not just our GDP. We support reform of the sovereign debt architecture and a stronger financial safety net for the poorest states during crisis. Lesotho's exposure to drought and external shocks makes this concrete, not theoretical. Our engagement through SADC and African Union amplifies positions we could not advance alone, particularly on Security Council reforms and IFI governance. We caution against reform processes that add new layers of coordination without new resources or authority. Effectiveness, not architecture, is the measure that matters most. In closing, Lesotho's message is simple: we are not asking for exceptions from the multilateral system. We are asking for a system that works as intended for those who depend on it most. Thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Lesotho, Her Excellency Mataliane, Minister of Finance and Development Planning. Given that we have many parallel meetings, some ministers are in different meetings as well. Therefore, we have to slightly address the speaking order. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of South Africa, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation.

Thank you so much, Madam President, and Your Excellencies. On behalf of His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, we want to convey our sincere gratitude and congratulations to you for the convening of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on SDGs. And the Pact for the Future, and this engagement is very timely on our side, and we think both of them are mutually reinforcing. As a country, the Agenda for 2030 provides us with a platform that we can be in a position to reflect in terms of our collective ambition as humanity to strengthen our multilateral system advancing development and addressing global challenges we face for, for in the current present and for the future generation. And His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has termed the issue of the Pact for the Future as a once-in-a-generation opportunity that we must use to reinforce our existing priorities Particularly around the question of poverty eradication, reducing inequality, development financing, the reform of global institutions, and building climate-resilient planet. In this regard, as a country, South Africa, we welcome that this fits in very nicely with our existing framework, our national development plans, the UN 2030 Agenda, the AU Vision 2063 of the Africa we want, and a number of sectoral policy frameworks on climate change and digital matters. We also wanted to continue to promote implementation of the Pact across many multilateral platforms, including the UN, the AU, SADC, BRICS, and the G20. Central to this effort is our commitment to safeguard multilateralism and upholding the principle and purpose of the Charter of the United Nations. This is the only body that called us together as humanity. We must protect it, especially in the times of where a number of other big countries are opting out, promoting unilateralism when we face a number of global challenges. Madam President, we wanted to indicate that as a country, South Africa wants to build on the work of the G20 presidency. That fits in very nicely on the work that you have called us for collective action during our theme of solidarity, equality, and solidarity. We are elevating these key issues because they align very closely with the Pact for the Future, including amongst others reaffirming our commitment to strengthen multilateralism with the UN is rooted in the principle of international law as reflected in the Charter of the United Nations. We are further committed to working together with UN membership states in the spirit of the G20 for the call for action on governance reform. In particular, the reform of the Security Council is long overdue. It can't decide on big issues that affect Africa without Africa being on the table, and also the issues of the international finance institutions, that they need to be reflective of the global community and also do all these issues of being opening up, being inclusive, doing the issues of de-risking and dealing with issues of the debt trap, that many countries are actually servicing their debts and the interest, and the national fiscals cannot be in a position to attend to issues of SDGs. Including climate change. Our G20 Social Summit also indicated the most important aspect of leaving no one behind, the value of inclusivity, ensuring that there is a proper platform for civil society, private sector, academia, including Indigenous people. And we believe that this model is an embodiment of Sustainable Goal number 17, that the Secretary-General indicated of the vision of network multilateralism, in which collaboration among government, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders strengthen collective action. For multilateralism and the United Nations to remain effective and relevant, it must be more inclusive, responsive, and fit for purpose. South Africa therefore remains with its call for the commitment that the UN has to reform, including the ongoing UNAID initiative.

I thank the distinguished representative of South Africa, His Excellency Malobo, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Spain, Her Excellency Galeano, Vice Minister for International Cooperation, followed by Georgia and

Thank you, Madam President.

Spain thanks you for organizing this stock-taking exercise on the Pact for the Future. It's obvious that governance reform is an essential condition in order to effectively respond to challenges that no country can deal with alone. One year after its adoption, Spain has engaged both on a national as well as a multilateral level in many of the reforms contained therein. One of the most noteworthy contributions was the organization of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development that took place in Seville in 2025. And as established in the Pact for the Future in Chapter 1, the main stumbling block to achieving the 2030 Agenda is the huge financing deficit for the SDGs. The outcome of the conference, the Compromiso de Sevilla, is a concrete global contribution to the modernization of the international financial architecture and the mobilization of resources for sustainable development. The compromiso strengthens multilateral development banks, more effective responses to debt challenges, more mobilization of national resources, and more just and inclusive international tax cooperation. Furthermore, it promotes reforms that enable better reflecting the needs and priorities of developing countries in decision-making processes. Spain also supports efforts to strengthen the legitimacy and representativity of global governance. This includes more participation from developing countries in decision— international decision-making processes, strengthening the role of ECOSOC, and efforts geared towards making sure that the United Nations are more effective and more representative. Furthermore, we support initiatives geared towards developing additional metrics additional to GDP that enable us to better measure progress in sustainable development. In this regard, we can underscore the Global Alliance for Beyond GDP that is co-led by Spain alongside TAD, the Ibero-American General Secretariat, and the OECD to support countries to include indicators that go beyond GDP in their planning, their budget preparing, and allocation of resources and evaluation systems. Spain also is firmly committed to financing for development. Our legislation enshrines the goal of achieving 0.7% of GDP allocated to ODA for 2030. And in a difficult international context, Spain increased in 2024 and 2025 our contributions to international cooperation by 12% and 13% respectively, thus reaffirming our commitment to SDG 17. Furthermore, we support multi-level governance through the Secretariat of Local 2030. We are contributing to connecting the global commitments to local actions and bringing the 2030 Agenda closer to the regions where the results are delivered. We are working with our main partners, strengthening regional and local capacities as well as mobilizing resources. The Pact for the Future also includes and places at the center of it the need to achieve gender equality. In this regard, Spain has renewed and strengthened its commitment to defending the rights of women and girls with the recent adoption of the Strategy for Feminist Coordination, a strategic framework that places at the center all of our gender equality actions as a sector for development in itself, but also as a cross-cutting approach that must surround all of our efforts. On the second question, we are observing concrete progress. The platform— the Civil Platform for Action enabled us to set forth 130 initiatives that directly support the application of 170 measures of the Seville Commitment, but we all— these initiatives are also without a doubt an innovative way of supporting multilateralism given its flexibility to establish alliances, keeping the United Nations at the center. There are also contributions in health and food security that are helping to strengthen global capacities within the framework of the um, Seville Plan presented by the PM last year to strengthen multilateralism. We plan to allocate €350 million, um, for global health, €500 million to climate change, and €725 million for, um, rights and humanitarian action. Spain continues to work with all member states to build a more effective multilateralism that's more inclusive and better prepared to respond to current challenges, and that's able to defend the goals and aspirations of the UN Charter. Thank you very much, Madam President.

Thank the distinguished representative of Spain, Her Excellency Galeano, Vice Minister for International Cooperation. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Algeria, His Excellency Makramne, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, followed by Georgia and Morocco.

Madam President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor for me to participate in this roundtable with some ideas on how to make multilateralism more fit for the future. Chapter 5 of the Pact for the Future contains a clear message, which is that reforming global governance is not a goal in itself, but rather a precondition for development, and its efficiency is not measured by the text but by the impact that it has on people's lives. We defend multilateralism that seeks equal sovereignty between countries. And this is related to the guided question that you have sent. What did Algeria do on its own and also as part of its group affiliation in order to advance reforms which are called for in the pact? In this context, Algeria, as part of its membership in the Security Council 2024 to 2025, sought to have all the documents of the sanctions committee, which ended an injustice against the elected members. And we continue to hold on to more reform to the Security Council that will do justice by Africa in line with the Ezoueni and Said declarations. We are in charge of coordinating the working— the NAM Working Group on revitalization of the General Assembly, and as part of our position in the ECOSOC, we strengthen its position in line with UN 80. Mrs.— Madam President, as for your second guided question, The answer simply is the Pact is not implemented in New York. It is implemented in the capitals, and therefore, under the direction of the President of the Republic, we have invested in knowledge because development is not based on natural resources only, but also on investment in people and in digitalization. And this is related to the chapter of the Pact related to science, technology, and innovation. National efforts are, however, facing challenges that developing countries cannot overcome alone, especially in relation to finance gap and debt servicing, which requires true mobilization. The Pact's commitments are tested on its implementation, as there needs to be a way to deal with these challenges before we work on new strategies. And here we have a 3rd pillar that is related to the South-South cooperation and trilateral cooperation to work on the 2— to enhance the work on the 2 previous pillars. And therefore, we call for strengthening these partnerships as this is a mutual responsibility. And because we are a partner from the South, therefore, we spare no effort undertaking this role and contributing to efforts in other parts of Africa. This is evident through the following. First, ambitious projects such as the road crossing the desert and the Nigeria-Algeria pipeline. Second of all, the projects that we work on in a number of African groups— African countries, especially in the Sahel region. Third, joining a number of continent events worked on strengthening economy and digital transformation in order to launch an initiative such as the African Platform for Startups. In conclusion, the Pact for the Future must become a framework for actual work and not just a document to be added to other documents. The Pact's success is related to our ability to translate commitment into actions that gives developing countries a voice to be heard and sufficient resources. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Algeria, His Excellency Magrane, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Georgia, His Excellency Dzhalia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, followed

Thank you, thank you, Madam President.

At the outset, I would like to thank you for convening today's meeting, which provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on the national-level implementation of the Pact for the Future and to exchange insights, good practices, and lessons learned in translating its commitments into meaningful results. Excellencies, nearly 2 years ago, Georgia joined the international community in adopting the Pact as a historic opportunity to transform the outcomes of the Summit of the Future into lasting action. The Pact charts a more effective course towards sustainable progress for present and future generations and serves as a key driver for advancing the 2030 Agenda. Effective implementation of the Pact requires multilateralism, which is indispensable for conflict prevention, the maintenance of international peace and security— sorry— and the achievement of sustainable development. In this regard, Georgia attaches particular attention—

Thank you.

In this regard, Georgia attaches particular attention to strengthening multilateralism and the effectiveness of multilateral system. The global governance reform is among the key commitments of the Pact. We stand ready to work closely with our international partners to move forward the reform under the UN Secretary-General's UN20 initiative, as we believe that the reform and revitalization of this organization must reinforce the purposes and the principles of the Charter and result in a United Nations that is fit for purpose and capable of delivering effectively across its 3 pillars. Central to this process is the reform of the UN Security Council that better reflects today's global realities and enhances the Council's effectiveness inclusiveness, and transparency. To this end, Georgia advocates for more equitable representation and enlargement of the UN Security Council, reform of the use of veto, the working methods and decision-making principles of the Council, as well as more accountability before the General Assembly. The true challenge lies in translating our commitments into tangible action through the effective implementation of the Pact. To give real meaning to our words, let us make multilateralism fit for the future and ensure that our collective efforts deliver meaningful and lasting results for all, while leaving no one behind. I thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Georgia, His Excellency Dazaliya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative

Thank you, Madam President.

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group. We thank you for convening this timely discussion on the margins of the Ministerial Week of 2020 HLPF. We perceive the fact for the future as an important opportunity to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For Africa, the support must remain firmly anchored in Agenda 2063, our shared blueprint for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful continent. As we take stock today, our focus must move beyond commitments and towards implementation. The true measure of our collective success is not the agreements we adopt, but the positive difference they make in the everyday lives of our peoples. For the African Group, implementation is already being advanced through our common continental frameworks: African Union 2063 Agenda, in synergy with the 2030 Agenda and the Pact for the Future, which guide our efforts to accelerate structural transformation, strengthen productive capacities, and promote sustainable and inclusive development. Madam President, the implementation must remain nationally owned and nationally driven. The role of the multilateral system is to support national priorities and regional strategies while creating an enabling international environment for sustainable development. At the same time, implementation cannot be separated from the means required to achieve it. Predictable and adequate financing, affordable access to capital, technology transfer, capacity building, strengthen domestic resource mobilization, enhance international tax cooperation, and decisive action against illicit financial flows remain indispensable to closing the implementation gap. In this regard, we welcome the severe commitment on financing for development and emphasize the importance of translating it into concrete support for developing countries. We further reaffirmed that reforming the international financial architecture and strengthening a multilateral system that is more representative, more inclusive, and more responsive to today's realities are essential to enable developing countries, particularly those in Africa, to fully deliver on the commitments we have collectively undertaken. Madam President, We shall now focus our efforts on implementation of our collective engagements rather than creating new agendas. The time has come to move from ambition to implementation. The true success of the Pact for the Future will ultimately be measured by the impact it brings to the everyday lives of our peoples. I thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Morocco. Also on behalf of the African states. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Armenia, followed by the European Union and Jamaica.

Thank you, Madam President. Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, the Pact for the Future reflects a simple reality: achieving the SDGs requires a multilateral system that is fit for today's development challenges. The continued decline in ODA further underscores the need for a more efficient, responsive, and effective multilateral development system. In this vein, Armenia actively contributes to the UNAID activities, with a view to strengthening the efficiency and integrity of the UN system, reinforcing the UN country teams, and bringing the organization closer to the beneficiaries of its programs, in particular people in vulnerable situations. Making multilateralism fit for the future must begin with implementation. Developing countries need a system capable of translating global commitments into accessible financing, resilient infrastructure, and nationally tailored support. A key measure for effective development cooperation should be the strengthening of national capacities. The Pact for the Future stresses the need to strengthen the role of ECOSOC as a principal organ for coordination, policy review, and recommendations on issues of economic and social development, and recognizes its central role in achieving a balanced integration of the 3 dimensions of sustainable development and supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. ECOSOC and the High-Level Political Forum should promote greater coherence, strengthen accountability, and ensure that developing countries have a meaningful voice in global decision-making. Reform of the international financial architecture is central to this effort. Many developing countries continue to face high borrowing costs, limited fiscal space, rising debt service burdens, and insufficient access to affordable and concessional finance. International financial institutions and multilateral development banks must become more representative, more responsive, and better equipped to support long-term sustainable development. Access to support should not be determined primarily by income per capita. GDP alone cannot adequately capture countries' exposure to external shocks, structural constraints, environmental vulnerabilities, and persistent inequalities. Armenia therefore supports measures that complement and go beyond GDP and enable more informed and equitable decisions on financing and development cooperation, particularly for countries facing structural vulnerabilities that are not reflected in income level alone. The Sevilla Commitment complements these efforts by providing an important framework for advancing reforms of the international financial architecture. Together with the Pact for the Future and the UNIDT Initiative, it offers an opportunity to modernize global governance and make international cooperation more responsive to the needs and priorities of developing countries. Ultimately, making multilateralism fit for the future is not only about reforming institutions. It is about ensuring that the multilateral system remains capable of responding to evolving global challenges while reflecting the interests and priorities of all member states. Only then can the ambition of the Pact for the Future, via commitment and the UN Haiti Initiative will translate into meaningful progress for sustainable development. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Armenia, His Excellency Abbasogou Mounian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the European Union.

Madam Chair, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. I have the honor to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member states. The EU and its member states remain committed to implementing the Pact for the Future, together with the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, as the complexities of contemporary global challenges demand a more agile, inclusive, and effective multilateral architecture. The Pact is a shared instrument that can help reinvigorate the multilateral system, make the UN more fit for purpose, advance the SDGs, reform the international financial architecture, strengthen the peacebuilding architecture through the implementation of the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review, and address cross-cutting issues such as human rights, gender, and climate. The Pact remains a valuable agreement to modernize the multilateral system and rebuild trust. We should sustain momentum for the Pact's implementation, even against a backdrop of UN budgetary constraints and geopolitical tensions, and its link to UNAID, including under the leadership of a new UN Secretary-General. The Pact and the UNAT exercise are actually two sides of the same coin, and we need ambition on both strands to respond to the existential challenges facing the UN today. In this context, the Pact's commitments on means of implementation and global governance reform are particularly important. Madam Chair, Accelerating the implementation of the SDGs, as committed to in the Pact, should be a priority. All have to contribute. The primary responsibility for implementation lies with national governments, but reform of the international financial architecture can also help close the SDG financing gap and support more effective development outcomes on the ground. The EU's main contribution to implementing the SDGs beyond our borders is the Global Gateway strategy that we are scaling up through over 150 Team Europe initiatives all over the world. The EU coordinates and combines resources for the greatest impact. We stand ready to contribute to and monitor implementation of the Pact including through relevant UN forums, and prepare for the 2028 UN Stocktaking Summit. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the European Union on behalf of the EU and member states. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Indonesia, His Excellency Rudhyat, Vice Minister for National Development and Planning.

Excellency, distinguished delegates, Indonesia welcomes this timely discussion. The Pact for the Future arrives at a defining moment for multilateralism. With only a few years remaining before 2030, the international community is asking whether we can still achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. But perhaps the most fundamental question is this: Do we have a multilateral system that is capable of delivering them? For Indonesia, the answer requires us to see 3 global processes as one continuous journey. The SDGs define our destination, the Pact for the Future provides the institutional reform needed to reach that destination, and the post-2030 development agenda must be built on both, not by simply setting a new aspiration but by creating a stronger global system capable of delivering lasting results. Without effective multilateralism, neither the SDGs nor the Post-2030 Agenda will realize their full promise. Indonesia therefore sees 3 strategic priorities. First, reform our multilateral institutions. Many of our institutions were designed for a different geopolitical and economic era. They are struggling to respond to today's interconnected challenges, from climate change and debt distress to digital transformation, inequality, and geopolitical fragmentation. We must therefore continue advancing Security Council reform, revitalize the General Assembly, and strengthen ECOSOC as the principal platform for integrated follow-up sustainable development. Multilateral institutions must become more representative, more agile, more accountable, and more capable of preventing crises rather than merely responding to them. Second, build a fairer global economic architecture. Sustainable development cannot be achieved while large parts of the world remain underrepresented in the decisions that shape finance, debt, trade, technology, and development financing. Developing countries need both a stronger voice and greater access to finance, technology, and capacity building. Equally important, they must retain sufficient policy space to pursue national development priorities while at the same time contributing to the Global Goals. Third, Third, restore trust. Trust is the very foundation of effective multilateralism. It cannot be rebuilt through declaration alone. It requires consistent implementation of commitment, respect for international law, equitable partnership, and equal treatment for all nations. The Global South must not only participate in global governance, it must help shape it Madam President, as discussions on the post-2030 agenda begin, we should avoid treating it as an entirely new chapter. Instead, it should become the natural evolution of Agenda 2030, strengthened by the reforms embodied in the Pact of the Future. The next development framework should therefore place as much emphasis on implementation capacity as on political ambition. Ultimately, the success of multilateralism will not be measured by the number of declarations we adopt. It will be measured by whether our institutions are capable of improving people's lives, reducing inequality, accelerating sustainable development, and restoring confidence that international cooperation can still deliver tangible results. Indonesia stands ready to work with all partners to translate the Pact for the Future into concrete action, accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, and help shape an inclusive, effective, and action-oriented post-2030 development agenda. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I thank the distinguished representative of Indonesia, His Excellency Rodiat, Vice Minister for National Development Planning. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of Friends for Future Generations, followed by India and the Maldives.

Thank you, Madam President. Excellencies, it is my pleasure to make this intervention on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, Jamaica, in our capacity as former co-facilitators of the Declaration on Future Generations, one of the 2 annexes to the Pact for the Future, and as current co-chairs of the Group of Friends for future generations. Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for convening this meeting to assess the implementation of the Pact's commitments on global governance reform. The Pact and its annexes remain a strong pillar upon which we must ground our efforts to improve the multilateral system. In the Declaration on Future Generations, Member States recognized the necessity of a new approach to decision-making. The DFG acknowledged the role and responsibility of current generations in securing the needs and interests of future generations, or those who will inherit the Earth after us, establishing a normative shift from short-term decision-making to a much longer-term approach. Member States acknowledged that, in so doing, decisions can be made in a more sustainable manner, that looks beyond mere budgetary and political cycles and considers broader implications. The Declaration highlighted the importance of leveraging science, data, statistics, and strategic foresight to ensure long-term thinking and planning, and to develop and implement sustainable practices and the institutional reforms necessary to ensure evidence-based decision-making, while making governance more anticipatory, adaptive and responsive to future opportunities, risks and challenges. These are not lofty ideals. The actions outlined in the DFG offer practical ways for Member States, the Secretariat and the UN system more broadly, as well as other partners and stakeholders, to ensure the best possible outcome in any reform effort. by strengthening the use of evidence and foresight. Our countries are pleased to observe the practical ways in which the DFG has already been implemented at the national, regional, and international levels, and which serve as motivation for broader integration. At the national and regional levels, for example, we recognize the milestone establishment of a bipartisan Senate Futures Caucus by the Government of Kenya, and the establishment of a strategy on intergenerational fairness by the European Union. In the multilateral space, we see how future generations considerations have already been integrated into the UNHCR reform process, and we welcome the continued application of its principles into the remaining work streams and work packages. The timeliness of the adoption of the Pact for the Future and its annexes offers a real opportunity to recalibrate our thinking, accelerate progress on global governance reform, and ensure the most meaningful and sustainable outcomes. Change is inevitable, and the UN must remain fit for purpose, relevant and responsive, by looking not only at immediate needs, but also at those that can be anticipated and foreseen. This futures lens must be applied across the various intergovernmental processes that seek to address the persistent challenges and inefficiencies of the Organization. Let us not lose momentum on the hard-won gains made only 2 years ago. Let us remain steadfast and true to our commitments to current and future generations. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Jamaica. Also, on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Group of Friends for Future Generations, I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of India.

Madam President, I thank you for convening today's ministerial roundtable. For India, making multilateralism fit for the future begins with ensuring that global institutions reflect contemporary realities. This underscores the urgent need for comprehensive reform of the Security Council, the revitalization of the General Assembly, and a stronger role for ECOSOC in advancing sustainable development in its 3 dimensions: economic, social, and environmental. Public perception about the UN has changed adversely in the recent past, primarily due to the Security Council's inability to meaningfully intervene in raging conflicts across different parts of the globe. The Security Council has been ineffective in putting an end to human suffering among the affected populations. The foundational principle for the establishment of the United Nations— maintenance of international peace and security— has therefore been called to question. The underlying reason for inadequacies of the Security Council is evident: an 80-year-old architecture designed for the 1940s is ill-equipped to address contemporary challenges. As a collective, the UN has not been able to move the needle on reforming the Security Council. The discussions so far have been limited to an endless cycle of prepared statements under the IGN framework. Action Points 39 to 41 of the Pact have largely remained on paper. This is untenable and must change. It needs mention in this context that the Pact's Action Points on the IGN were not drafted by the COFACs of the Pact, but by the IGN co-chairs. India had significant reservations with regard to these Action Points. However, it was India's constructive spirit that encouraged us to go along broadly with the Pact. At the same time, Madam President, the international financial architecture too must evolve to better serve the needs and priorities of developing countries. Adequate, affordable, and predictable financing remains indispensable for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. International financial institutions should become more representative, responsive, and development-oriented while preserving their mandates. In closing, India emphasizes that we will continue to support all genuine efforts to implement reforms in global governance institutions, including the UN Security Council, and the IFIs. Our joint endeavor must be to make these institutions fit for purpose, equipped to handle the present and future challenges of humanity. I thank you, Madam President.

I thank the distinguished representative of India. I now give the floor to the distinguished representatives of the Maldives, followed by Namibia and Italy.

Thank you, Madam President. We often ask why implementation falls short of ambition. Implicit in that question is an assumption that our ambitions are running ahead of our actions. Perhaps the opposite is true. Perhaps our institutions are running behind our ambitions. If only 18% of SDGs are on track, It begs the question whether the institutions through which we ensure these goals remain equal to their purpose. Institutions shape incentives, incentives shape decisions, and decisions shape outcomes. If outcomes consistently disappoint, wisdom demands that we examine institutions before we approach ambitions. In the Pact, we committed to deliver water security, energy access, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable cities. The Maldives is implementing these commitments, but we must be honest about the single greatest obstacle— that is debt. Debt service crowds out the biggest of these commitments and depends on every dollar that is surrendered to structurally mispriced borrowing costs is— that is a desalination plant not built, a grid not modernized, or an island that is not protected. The Pact's development chapter cannot be delivered without adequate access to finance. And we are not alone. In 2024, developing countries paid a record $921 billion in net interest. That interest is on public debt. 61 developing countries set aside more than 10% of government revenue on interest payment alone. We must see public debt not only as a macroeconomic challenge, but for institutional constraints on development. If finance determines a nation's capacity to act, legitimacy determines its willingness to belong. Multilateralism requires both. The same principle calls for reform of the Security Council as well. Nearly half a century has passed since Security Council reform was put on the agenda of the General Assembly. The Maldives was one of the first 10 countries to call for its inclusion. During that time, the world has changed profoundly. We welcome the progress made during the 88th session, including the Structured Dialogues and the growing recognition of a rotating cross-regional seat for Small Island Developing States. One-fifth of the UN's membership remains structurally absent from the Security Council. A dedicated pathway for SIDS, together with long overdue correction of Africa's underrepresentation, would strengthen not only the Council's representativeness but also legitimacy, legitimacy of its decisions. After decades of discussion, the natural evolution of the intergovernmental, intergovernmental negotiations is to proceed to text-based negotiation. This must happen if multilateralism is to seriously deliver. Madam President, the Pact for the Future is often described as a roadmap. Perhaps it is better understood as a mirror. It reflects back to us a simple question: are today's institutions capable of carrying tomorrow's ambitions? If the answer is uncertain, then our task is very clear. The measure of multilateralism is not the promises it makes, but its capacity to renew the institutions that make those promises possible. That is where the real work lies. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the Maldives. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative representative of Namibia.

Thank you, Madam President. Honorable ministers, distinguished colleagues, Namibia congratulates you, Madam President, for keeping the conversation of the Pact for the Future high on the agenda of the Assembly. Earlier this year, in February and May, Namibia and Germany, in conjunction with the Office of the Executive— the Executive Office of the UN General— UN Secretary-General on the Pact Implementation, also held side events on the implementation of the Pact to showcase what the UN system is doing to implement the Pact, as well as to gauge member states' level implementation respectively. This high-level information meeting of the General Assembly to take stock of the Pact for the Future is another opportune moment to remind ourselves of the more than 56 collective commitments made almost 2 years ago at the Summit of the Future to strengthen cooperation at the international, regional, and levels. The PEC itself was a type of stocktaking of the state of the world, acknowledging that challenges facing the world are deeply interconnected and far exceed the capacity of any single state alone. Through the PEC, member states resolved once again that these challenges can only be addressed collectively through strong and sustained international cooperation and guided by trust and solidarity for the benefit of all and harnessing the power of those who can contribute from all sectors and generations. Just yesterday, I had an engagement with the private sector, some of whom are accredited with ECOSOC, on their involvement in implementing the Pact for the Future and the SDGs. As the former is meant to turbocharge the latter. The private sector may have their own priorities, but certainly there is room for continued engagement with them and all relevant institutions, including international financial institutions, to enhance sustainable development efforts. The Pact has therefore cast a vision for the world that is safe, peaceful, just, equal, inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous— a world in which well-being, security, and dignity on the wealthy planet are secured for all humanity. Madam President, implementing the Pact is an imperative which requires national, regional, and international ownership. Our collective forward-looking approach to the implementation of the Pact will help us have a successful review in September 2028. The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is one such platform that we can use to share best practices on the Pact implementation. We are all called upon to make the Pact implementation a reality for the future generations. I thank you, Madam President.

I thank the distinguished representative of Namibia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Italy, followed by Sierra Leone and Pakistan.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Italy aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union, and I would like to add a few words. in my national capacity. The Pact for the Future stands as one of the most comprehensive international agreements in decades, committing the international community to what it calls a new beginning for multilateralism. Against this premise, Italy has worked to translate the Pact's commitments into concrete action, promoting their implementation across the pillars of UN work. In order to contribute to this common endeavour, Italy presented its 3rd Voluntary National Review. It reflects our determination to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, in line with the vision of ODPAC. The review places emphasis on strengthening policies' coherence for sustainable development, fostering a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach, and promoting the meaningful engagement of young people, local communities, and civil society. We see the VNR process as an opportunity not only to assess progress, but also to reinforce inclusive governance and translate global commitments into concrete national action. At the same time, for Italy, SDG 17 remains the indispensable enabler. For the entire 2030 Agenda. Delivering on the SDGs requires stronger partnerships built on national ownership, mutual accountability, and shared responsibility. Our priority is to foster partnerships that mobilize knowledge, innovation, and financing, while responding to country needs and strengthening local capabilities. Effective multilateralism ultimately depends on our ability to build inclusive and results-oriented partnerships. This is the core idea underlying our Plan for Africa, under which we are scaling up public-private partnerships. Closely linked to this broader agenda is the effort to revitalize the General Assembly as the UN's most representative and deliberative body. A more effective, transparent and action-oriented Assembly is widely regarded as essential to strengthening the responsiveness of the multilateral system. In this respect, the Pact on the Future reiterates the central role of the Assembly in improving the implementation of its resolutions, enhancing coordination with our other principal organs, and reinforcing its capacity to address emerging global challenges. Within this broader process of institutional renewal, the reform of the Security Council remains one of our priorities. The Pact for the Future acknowledges that it is indispensable to ensure that the Organization remains fit for purpose in responding to today's geopolitical realities. At the same time, it recognizes that meaningful progress will require bridging longstanding divergences among Member States over both the composition of the Council and its working methods. Italy wishes to reiterate that reform of the UN Security Council shall aim at making it more representative, accountable, democratic, transparent and effective. In pursuing this objective, we have been engaging in the intergovernmental negotiations with a cooperative and constructive spirit, recognising AGN as the only legitimate forum for discussing such a sensitive Thank you. The success of the reform process will depend on the spirit of compromise and flexibility that should guide all of us. Italy also supports ongoing efforts to strengthen the international financial architecture for it to contribute more effectively to sustainable development. We believe that progress should build on existing institutions and be guided by pragmatism, broad consensus, and respect for the mandates of the relevant organizations. In this context, improving cooperation among international financial institutions, enhancing the effectiveness of multilateral development banks, promoting debt sustainability remain key priorities. We remain committed to working with all partners in support of a stronger and more effective multilateral system. I thank you, Madam President.

I thank the distinguished representative of Italy. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Sierra Leone.

Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, Sierra Leone aligns itself With a statement delivered by Morocco on behalf of the African Group. We commend you, Madam President, for convening this timely stocktaking. The Pact for the Future remains our shared roadmap for renewing international cooperation, and our responsibility now is to move decisively from commitment to implementation. Sierra Leone will make 3 points in this stocktaking exercise. First, As a general and foundational point, international cooperation cannot be sustained where its legal foundations are eroded. Making multilateralism fit for the future must begin with unwavering respect for international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the normative bedrock of the current international system and the ultimate guarantee of the sovereign equality of all states, large and small. Our collective task, therefore, is to defend, not dilute, the primacy of international law and the peaceful settlement of dispute, including respect for international judicial bodies and their decisions and opinions. The advisory opinions of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on sea level rise and the marine environment, and of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of states in respect climate change, provide authoritative guidance directly relevant to the very goals under review of this year's High-Level Political Forum. Second, Sierra Leone points to the Youth Peace and Security Agenda as a concrete step to drive the governance reforms the Pact calls for. Through Resolution 2807, co-penned by Guyana and Sierra Leone and adopted unanimously by the Security Council, the Pact's commitment to institutionalize that agenda has been implemented through Sierra Leone's initiative advancing the meaningful participation of young people in peace processes, safeguarding their participation, and reinforcing the critical point that young people are both the builders and the beneficiaries of sustainable development. Third, translating the Pact's commitment on the means of implementation into tangible improvement in development capacity requires structural reform of global institutions, including international financial architecture. Sierra Leone calls for affordable long-term financing that responds to realities of developing countries, decisive action on debt sustainability so that debt servicing no longer crowds out investment in health, education, and climate resilience, and the reversal of the decline in official development assistance. We caution, moreover, that the premium must not be placed on domestic revenue mobilization alone. The structural issues that permit illicit financial flows, dwindling ODA, and ever greater military spending must be addressed with greater vigor, including through the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, and a rebalancing of global expenditure towards sustainable development. In the same vein, structural reform of the United Nations Security Council must have a demonstrable positive effect on addressing both persistent and emerging threats to international peace and security. A Council that reflects the realities of today, not those of 1945, will be more legitimate and more effective in maintaining the peace on which development depends. Sierra Leone reaffirms a common African position as espoused in the Ezoumeni Consensus and the SIT Declaration and calls for full implementation of the Pact's commitment to redress the historical injustice against Africa, treating Africa as a priority and a special case. This includes the development of the consolidated model as a priority following the presentation of models by member states and interest groups including the African member states. Madam President, the Pact for the Future offers an important opportunity to respond to the pressing concerns of the international system, and this stock-taking exercise must assist to ensure we deliver on the promises made. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Sierra Leone. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Pakistan, followed by Croatia and Thank you, Madam President.

Pakistan has consistently held that renewed recourse to multilateralism is the only way through the world's interlocking crises. That conviction guides our approach to the implementation of the commitments contained in Chapter 5 of the Pact for the Future. Allow me to make 3 points in this regard. First, a revitalized General Assembly is essential to a revitalized United Nations. The Assembly's role under the Charter in maintaining international peace and security, complementary to that of the Security Council and Looking ahead, the Assembly must also be at the center of governing emerging challenges, from artificial intelligence to outer space and the global commons. Pakistan has engaged actively in the ad hoc working group on revitalization to advance this vision of the Assembly's role. On the international financial architecture, global financial and economic governance must be made more equitable and democratic, with scaled-up and easily accessible concessional financing, meaningful debt relief, and follow-up on the Sevilla commitments. We were honoured in our role as the Vice Chair to contribute to the launch of the Borrowers' Platform, and remain actively engaged in its work. Moreover, ECOSOC's Charter-mandated role in promoting international economic cooperation and coordination must be better utilized. Third, on the Security Council, Pakistan supports a comprehensive reform to make it more representative, democratic, transparent, accountable, and effective. Such reform must not entrench or aggravate the core problems that confront the Council. Creation of new permanent seats is incompatible with that vision, hence unacceptable and unfeasible. A reformed Council must instead reflect the collective interests of the wider membership, particularly the developing countries. Reform for all, privilege for none should guide our work in this regard. The IGN remains the appropriate forum. Genuine convergence, not artificial deadlines, must continue to guide its work. Madam President, our success eventually will not be mired in the number of processes or meetings that we convene, whether when we take stock again, these institutions that we are talking about have become genuinely more representative, more accountable, effective, democratic, and equitable. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Pakistan. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Croatia.

Madam President, Croatia welcomes this opportunity to exchange experiences on translating the Pact for the Future into concrete national action and stronger multilateral cooperation. We also align ourselves with the statement delivered by the European Union, and here are a few points in our national capacity. The Pact is designed to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, but its value will be measured only by national-level delivery. For Croatia, this begins with strong national institutions and international cooperation. In this regard, Croatia has taken important steps to modernize and strengthen its development cooperation framework based on knowledge transfer, institution building, and long-term partnerships. In 2024, we adopted a new Act on International Development Cooperation and humanitarian aid, aligning our legal framework with UN, EU, and OECD standards. The Act is complemented by a new National Programme for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Abroad by 2030, which provides a strategic framework based on 3 priorities: human dignity, responsible and sustainable economic growth, and peace, security, and democratic institutions. At the global level, we support governance reforms necessary to revitalize the rules-based international order. We consistently advocate for the respect of international law and the UN Charter as the cornerstone of global governance. We support a more representative, accountable, effective, and transparent Security Council, stronger General Assembly, empowered ECOSOC addressing the SDG financing gap, enhancing tax cooperation, and reforming the international financial architecture, making it more equitable, resilient, and responsive. Croatia also leverages its strategic position within regional frameworks, including as the current chair of the MED-9 Group under the vision for a safer, more sustainable, and more resilient Mediterranean. Throughout our presidency, we have driven the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, strengthen regional borders, climate resilience, preserve biodiversity, and support digital integration. We are actively engaged in collective maritime and climate security initiatives aimed at preserving shared natural resources. In conclusion, as we take stock today, our focus must remain on concrete results. What has changed on the ground? What obstacles remain? and what support countries need to accelerate implementation. Croatia stands ready to contribute to this collective effort. I thank you, Madam President.

I thank the distinguished representative of Croatia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of China, followed by our observer, the International Criminal Police Organization.

Madam President, thank you for convening today's session. Today's world is undergoing the most complex and profound changes since World War II, and global peace and development efforts stand at a crossroads. Grave and urgent challenges require our solidarity and action to implement the commitments made in the Pact for the Future, And uphold, revitalize, and strengthen the UN. First, the UN Charter should be revitalized. The root cause for today's global turmoil is the failure to maintain the international order created by the Charter and failure to observe the fundamental principles governing international relations as outlined in the Charter. The international community should reaffirm its commitment to the Charter, uphold its spirit, and fulfill its obligations under the Charter.

Thank you.

All member states should ensure that their national policies are in line with the Charter spirit and should abide by the Charter together and act on it. All countries, especially major countries, should shoulder their responsibilities and take the lead in upholding the rule of law and refrain from double standards, exceptionalism, and selective application. Second, international development cooperation should be reinvigorated. As the implementation of the SDGs is severely lacking, the UN should powerfully coordinate global action and fully mobilize global resources. We need to solidify the pillars of development, enhance the development system, and provide greater funding, technical and intellectual support to Global South countries in key areas like poverty reduction, and ensure that developed countries truly fulfill their FFD commitments. We should resolutely oppose protectionism and unilateral actions, oppose the politicization of economic and trade issues, and reject tech blockades and decoupling. We should enhance the representation and voice of developing countries at IFIs, including the IMF and World Bank, so as to build an inclusive and balanced global economic and financial governance system. Third, global governance platforms should be revitalized. Facing countless new threats and new challenges, no country can handle them alone. We need to embrace the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, replace coercion with consultation, replace zero-sum games with win-win outcomes, and break down exclusive clubs through solidarity. We must stand firm on the side of multilateralism, fully leverage the UN's role as the central platform for global governance, and support establishing universally accepted international rules and coordination mechanisms with the UN as the primary platform. China calls for putting in place regulatory safeguards on AI and formulating comprehensive governance solutions in areas such as outer space, cyberspace, and the polar regions. Fourth, the effectiveness of the UN system should be boosted. Member states should earnestly fulfill their financial obligations to the UN, support the organization in carrying out its duties, and continue contributing to the UN's efforts, and should not withdraw from treaties and quit groups at every turn. The UN, for its part, needs to reform itself to better adapt to our times, improve its delivery capacity, and bring more tangible, impactful results to all peoples. China supports implementing the UNAID initiative to promote reform in the right direction and further improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. The reform process should be membership-driven, balance the 3 pillars, and respond to the demands of developing countries. Standing at this new historical juncture, China will continue to uphold justice and follow the right path. working with all countries to uphold multilateralism with greater unity and build a more just and reasonable global governance system, thus striving toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Thank you, Madam President.

I thank the distinguished representative of China. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the observer, International Criminal Police Organization.

Thank you, Madam President. Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, in September 2024, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future, a transformative framework that reinforces global solidarity, accelerates sustainable development, and revitalizes multilateralism. The task before us now is to ensure its effective implementation. As the world's only global police organization, Interpol has been a steadfast partner in this endeavor. We have mobilized the means of implementation necessary to advance the Pact commitments, and we stand ready to do more. In concrete terms, we support our 196 member countries with the necessary capacity building and technology transfer to combat transnational crime. We also facilitate on a daily basis the international police cooperation essential for peace and security. This aligns well with the Pact's commitment to a future free from terrorism, organized crime, and maritime threats. Interpol's policing capabilities help to make that future possible, turning political commitments into operational reality every day in every part of the world. SDG 17 calls for strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development. To achieve this, long-term political commitment and sustained financial investment in law enforcement are indispensable. Development cannot take root where security is absent, and security in turn cannot endure without international cooperation. Interpol remains committed to strengthening the security-development nexus in pursuit of a safer and more sustainable world for all. I thank you, Madam President.

Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the International Criminal Police Organization. We have heard the last speaker for the 2nd Ministerial Roundtable. I would like to express my deep appreciation to all participants for the invaluable insights, their very candid contributions to this meeting, for the efforts not only to but especially in the last month and years for implementing the Pact for the Future, knowing that we still have some steps to go, but also knowing that we can achieve many, many things in the remaining 4 years for implementing the Agenda 2030, and always knowing that we are better together. By this, the informal meeting on taking stock of the Pact for the Future is concluded. I wish you all a good day. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you so much.