ARGENTINA SAYS IT WILL NOT JOIN THE UN’S PACT FOR THE FUTURE – Themes including Global Governance have been adopted by the UN.
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino said her country would not join the United Nations’ “Pact for the Future” which the General Assembly adopted on Sunday.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the agreement as a “step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism.”
The pact, which also includes an annex on working toward a responsible and sustainable digital future, was adopted without a vote at the start of a two-day Summit of the Future. The agreement came after some nine months of negotiations.
Guterres long-pushed for the summit and the pact, which covered themes including peace and security, global governance, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations. It lays out some 56 broad actions that countries pledged to achieve.
Russia, backed by allies Belarus, North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua and Syria, objected to the pact but it was adopted without their support.
