79th UN General Assembly: Council approves conclusions on EU priorities

The Council approved conclusions setting out the priorities that the EU will follow at the upcoming 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (September 2024 – September 2025).

The conclusions renew the EU’s determination to promote multilateral solutions based on the UN Charter, and back the UN Secretary General’s drive for 'peace in all its dimensions' and call for international cooperation to that end.

In the context of the grave, triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, which poses a global and existential threat and aggravates existing security concerns, the EU is committed to working with partners to accelerate a global, just and inclusive green transition. The EU is also determined to accelerate efforts to deliver the 2030 Agenda and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and looks forward to the Summit of the Future as a critical milestone for the multilateral system.

The EU will continue working on strengthening respect, protection, and fulfilment of all human rights and to call on all States to fully engage with the UN human rights system.

EU action at the UN in the coming year will be guided by the following overarching priorities:

I. Recommit to the foundations of a rules-based international order
II. Support international peace and security
III. Advance sustainable development and financing for development
IV. Address the triple planetary crisis
V. Foster trust through a more effective multilateral system

Furthermore, the EU will advocate for the meaningful participation of an independent, rights-based, diverse civil society in multilateral processes, including but not limited to human rights fora, peace mediation and decision-making process.