World leaders are at UN Headquarters and have just adopted the Pact for the Future by consensus - with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece of the Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the multilateral system and steer humanity on a new course to meet existing commitments and solve long-term challenges.
Negotiations went down to the wire with clear fault lines emerging. But, what is also evident is that the UN remains the place for substantive multilateral negotiation - where the spirit of compromise has prevailed.
Read the full draft resolution containing the Pact for the Future here.
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