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The United Nations on Thursday announced that next year's commemoration of its 75th anniversary will be the "biggest-ever global conversation on the world's future."
To mark this year's United Nations Day, which falls on Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the commemoration "will feature a large and inclusive global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want."
Starting in January 2020, the UN will hold dialogues around the world and across borders, sectors and generations. The aim is "to reach the global public; to listen to their hopes and fears; and to learn from their experiences, the UN said in a note.
According to the note, through the upcoming dialogues, global opinion polling and media analysis will be conducted in parallel to provide statistically representative data.
The views and ideas that are generated will be presented to world leaders and senior UN officials at a high-profile event during the 75th Session of the General Assembly in September 2020 and disseminated online and through partners on an ongoing basis.
There are no limits or requirements for those who want to be a part of the conversation -- physically or online, the note added.
United Nations Day, which falls on Oct, 24 each year, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
