As the Geneva Peace Week convenes in 2023, the New Agenda for Peace process and preparations for the Summit of the Future in September 2024 are well underway. The original purpose of the Summit was to provide a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvigorate multilateralism, address gaps in global governance, and reaffirm existing commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Charter”. In an increasingly fragmented, polarised and securitised world, what key priorities could and should be established in order for the Summit of the Future to deliver concrete outcomes, even amidst the current spiralling deterioration of interstate relations? What can realistically be achieved, and by whom? How can countries, organisations and people contribute to building peace in turbulent times?
