Did we miss the boat at the UN?

GLOBAL leaders, we are told, will be meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week for a “Summit of the Future” aimed at addressing the most important challenges of the 21st century. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls it a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to reshape human history and enlarge man’s ability to cope with the challenges of the future.

Close to 200 heads of state and government are expected to adopt a 30-page “Pact for the Future.” It will contain 56 proposed courses of action, according to reports; these will include a strong commitment to multilateralism, peacekeeping, reform of the international financial system and the UN, notably the Security Council, a heightened effort to combat climate change, disarmament, a program for the sound development of artificial intelligence (AI), and many more.