EU priorities at the 78th UN General Assembly: Council approves conclusions

The Council today approved conclusions setting out EU priorities at the United Nations during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2023 – September 2024).

The conclusions restate that multilateralism is a fundamental principle of the EU.

Today the world faces a proliferation of crises: Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and its global consequences, the situation in the Sahel and other parts of Africa, the climate emergency, rising food insecurity, erosion of democracy and human rights, terrorism and violent extremism, cyber threats, as well as backsliding on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

These challenges cannot be addressed by any one country alone; they must be resolved collectively. That is why the EU and its Member States will continue to uphold the rules-based international order founded on the UN Charter and to strive for a well-functioning, reformed multilateral system, with an effective and sustainably funded United Nations at its core.