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www.un.org/UN75

UN launches biggest-ever global conversation on the world’s future to mark its 75th
anniversary in 2020.

Shaping our future together

On October 24 2019, to mark UN Day, Secretary- Secretary-General António Guterres appeals to
General António Guterres announced that the people everywhere to add their voices to this
commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the campaign: “We need your opinions, your strategies,
United Nations will feature a large and inclusive your ideas for us to be able to deliver better for the
global conversation on the role of global people of the world that we must serve.”
cooperation in building the future we want.
Through the dialogues, UN75 aims to build a
Starting in January 2020, the United Nations will hold global vision for the year 2045, the UN’s centenary;
dialogues around the world and across borders, to increase understanding of the threats to that
sectors and generations. The aim is to is reach the future; and to drive collective action to realize that
global public; to listen to their hopes and fears; and vision. Global opinion polling and media analysis
to learn from their experiences. are conducted in parallel to provide statistically
representative data.
The United Nations was founded in 1945 to support
collective action to realize peace, development and The views and ideas that are generated will be
human rights for all. The UN75 initiative seeks to presented to world leaders and senior UN officials
spark dialogue and action on how we can build a at a high-profile event during the 75th Session of
better world despite the many challenges we face. the General Assembly in September 2020, and
disseminated online and through partners on an
While UN75 seeks to drive conversation in ongoing basis.
all segments of society - from classrooms to
boardrooms, parliaments to village halls - it places There are no limits or requirements for those who
special emphasis on youth and those whose voices want to be a part of the conversation - physically or
are too often marginalized or not heard in global online.
affairs.