Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told delegates at the United Nations the world is at a global inflection point, having a choice between walking away from multilateralism or setting differences aside to confront serious global challenges.
“We have a responsibility,” Trudeau said, “to deliver on a pact for the future that builds a more peaceful world, but also one where everyone – every generation – has a real and fair shot.”
Trudeau was speaking at the UN’s first-ever Summit of the Future. The high-level event brings world leaders together to create a new international consensus on how to strengthen democracy, defend global security, improve access to health care, including reproductive health.
According to the UN’s website, the summit is also an opportunity to re-commit to the organization’s sustainable development goals. Those goals include eliminating poverty and …