<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, advocated this Monday before the United Nations for a reform of multilateral governance to make it “more effective, inclusive and fair” and defended, in this regard, the implementation of a “global minimum tax on large fortunes”.</strong></h4> This was the opinion of the head of the Executive during his first day of the High Level Week of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the main event of which was the Future Summit, prior to the start of the General Assembly and in which issues such as multilateralism, global governance, UN reforms, climate change and the international financial architecture were discussed. Sánchez's day began with his attendance at a lunch offered by the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations. During this meeting, which was attended by the leaders of Brazil, Canada, Barbados and Ghana to analyse some of the issues discussed at the UN Future Summit (Germany and Namibia with the facilitating countries of the negotiations of the so-called Future Pact), Sánchez warned that "we must restore confidence in the multilateral system" and, to do so, "it is imperative that we carry out reforms that allow for increased financing for development. “It is imperative that we carry out reforms that allow for increased development funding,” he said on the social network X. Later, the President of the Government spoke at the plenary session of the Future Summit, held at the United Nations headquarters, where he warned that “a future of peace, justice and prosperity can only be built on hope, and to do so we must promote more effective, inclusive and fair governance of the multilateral system.” This includes, he continued, the implementation of a series of measures, such as a “global minimum tax on large fortunes,” the “full implementation of the two pillars of the OECD and the G20 on the taxation of multinationals as a basis for a future framework convention on tax cooperation” and the “responsible development” of Artificial Intelligence and new technologies in general. The head of the Executive also defended the “necessary reform” of the United Nations and its institutions to make them “more representative, effective and transparent” and expressed his support for a reform of the United Nations Charter itself in favour of “respect for international and humanitarian law”. “Spain defends and promotes these principles with determination and coherence in all contexts, whether in Palestine, Ukraine or anywhere else in the world”, he said. “We want a future of more and better international cooperation to advance in the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda”, he continued. “Spain, as host of the IV International Conference on Financing for Development, wants to agree on concrete measures that allow us to promote sustainable development. I look forward to seeing you in Seville in June 2025”, he added. At the Summit, world leaders approved a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Pact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The Compact covers a wide range of issues, including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance.
