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Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it?

The General Assembly Hall during the Summit of the Future at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 22, 2024 [David Dee Delgado/Reuters]

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an ambitious pact that aims to make the organisation more relevant and effective on the global stage in the 21st century amid mounting criticism over its failures to stop wars and hold to account those who violate its charter.

Russia and Iran were among seven nations to oppose the “Pact for the Future”, but they failed to prevent the document from proceeding during the summit that ran on Sunday and Monday.

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