UN 75 Declaration

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.