Side Event at UNGA80!
Tackling Future Threats in an Era of Multipolarity: Collaborative Leadership for Security, Health Emergencies, Climate, and Finance
When: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7:30-9:45am ET (program starts at 8:00am ET)
Where: In-person: New York City location to be shared in advance Virtual
Multilateralism has been under more pressure than ever in 2025, while at the same time, threats that demand internationally coordinated action are increasing.
Join Pandemic Action Network (PAN), the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, The Elders, the Africa-Europe Foundation, and Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA) on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 8:00-9:45am ET, for Tackling Future Threats in an Era of Multipolarity: Collaborative Leadership for Security, Health Emergencies, Climate, and Finance.
This hybrid UN General Assembly side event will explore how leaders must collaborate to bolster resilience against the interconnected threats of health emergencies and pandemics, climate, economic, and conflict shocks that affect lives and livelihoods, and often cross borders. The discussion will focus on what’s needed to rebuild and refocus multilateralism and galvanise leadership, action, and investment for the interconnected, pressing threats of our time.
This event will include former heads-of-state, senior officials, and civil society leaders. Featured speakers include:
- The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Co-Chair of The Independent Panel, Member of The Elders
- Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the WHO, Member of The Elders
- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Member of The Elders, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- President Mary Robinson, Former President of the Republic of Ireland, Member of The Elders & Honorary Co-President of the Africa-Europe Foundation
- President Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Laureate, Chair and Member of The Elders
- Priya Basu, Executive Head, Pandemic Fund
- Dr. Chris Elias, President of Global Development, Gates Foundation
- Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO
- Felicitas Riedl, Director of the Innovation and Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank
- John-Arne Røttingen, Chief Executive Officer, Wellcome
- Secretary Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão, Secretary of Health and Environmental Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Brazil
- Aggrey Aluso, Executive Director, RANA & Africa Director, PAN
- Eloise Todd, Executive Director and Co-Founder, PAN
