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The Federal Chancellor attended the UN Summit of the Future in New York For a better present and future

The Federal Chancellor travelled to New York to take part in the United Nations’ Summit of the Future. Namibia and Germany spent the past two years preparing the summit and the "Pact for the Future".

Federal Chancellor Scholz at the lectern in the UN General Assembly Hall. The presidential podium can be seen in the background.

Federal Chancellor Scholz speaking about the Pact for the Future before the UN General Assembly. Germany and Namibia coordinated the negotiation process jointly.

Photo: Federal Government/ Marvin Ibo Güngör

On 22 and 23 September, the heads of state and government of the member states of the United Nations (UN) met for the Summit for the Future. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, too, travelled to New York to attend the summit.

Speeches and press statements
See here to read more about the Federal Chancellor’s speech he delivered at the start of the UN Summit of the Future.

You can read the Federal Chancellor’s speech he delivered at the start of the UN Summit of the Future here.

Pact for the Future
The Pact for the Future and the other results documents of the summit are available in English here

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Video Federal Chancellor Scholz attends UN Summit of the Future

The Pact for the Future was adopted during the summit. It represents a new international agreement on how we can improve the present day and ensure a viable future for later generations.

The pact addresses three concerns in particular: the need to tackle pressing international issues, a faster implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and reforms of various parts of the UN system.

Germany and Namibia took the lead at the Summit of the Future

Germany and Namibia coordinated the negotiations for the Pact for the Future. Acting as co-facilitators, the two countries led countless conversations behind the scenes to prepare the summit and a draft final declaration – the Pact for the Future. 

The two countries also jointly chaired the UN Summit of the Future.  Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Namibia’s President Nangolo Mbumba both delivered speeches at the start of the Summit of the Future. 

The UN Summit of the Future has special significance: For the first time since the 2005 World Summit, topics related to all of the UN’s three pillars were addressed and negotiated jointly at a UN Summit: development, peace and security, and human rights.