UN 75 Declaration
- September 22, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: IR
Context:
The United Nations completed 75 years this year
Concept:
- In order to commemorate the historic moment, world leaders come together, at a one-day high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly.
- The meeting, themed as ‘’The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism’, is a landmark event, as for the first time in 75 years, the 193-member body would be holding the session virtually on account of the Covid-19 outbreak.
- The declaration adopted at the meeting looks back at the glorious years of the UN and remarked upon its achievements as well as failures.
- It also set out its goals for the next decade.
- The next 10 years, which have been designated as the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development, will be the most critical of our generation.
- It is even more important as we build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic
- The goals listed out for the next ten years include protection of the planet and environment, promoting peace, gender equality and women empowerment, digital cooperation, and sustainable financing.