New York

23 September 2024

Secretary-General's video message for the SDG Media Zone

Download the video:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads2.unmultimedia.org/public/video/evergreen/MSG+SG+/SG+16+Aug+24/3246504_MSG+SG+SDG+MEDIA+ZONE+16+AUG+24.mp4

Welcome to the 79th General Assembly, which opens with the Summit of the Future.

This unique gathering is aimed at reforming the multilateral system so that it corresponds to today’s world and can respond to today’s challenges.

Because global problems are moving faster than the institutions designed to solve them.

Conflicts rage, polarization deepens, and poverty and hunger persist. The climate crisis is accelerating; complex new technologies are emerging; the SDGs are falling behind.  

The Summit of the Future will consider steps to re-invigorate multilateral solutions for the world of today and tomorrow.

It will look at ways to tackle today’s emerging security challenges;

Bridge the financing gap and turbocharge the SDGs;

And harness the opportunities of digital technologies for all.

The interviews and discussions held in the SDG media zone help to inform people everywhere about issues that matter to everyone.

Thank you for being part of the conversation.