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Summit of the Future · 79th session of the General Assembly, 3rd plenary session

Address by Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Summit of the Future, A/79/PV.3)

Lula at the opening session of the Summit of the Future, in the UN General Assembly Hall, in New York, on September 22, 2024.
Lula at the opening session of the Summit of the Future, in the UN General Assembly Hall, in New York, on September 22, 2024.Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / PR, CC BY-SA

Available records

The prepared text may differ from what was actually said. Any significant difference is recorded below.

Quotations are our translation from the Portuguese; the original wording is in the source excerpt.

Pact for the Futurereform of global governancehungerSustainable Development GoalsCOP30

Documentary record

Lula spoke as President of Brazil at the Summit of the Future, at the United Nations General Assembly.[1]

Topics, with excerpts from the speech

Each topic is backed by the literal excerpt, given in the source note.

Lula spoke in Portuguese; the record notes English interpretation provided by the delegation.[2]

The UN (UNifeed) published on September 22, 2024 a video story with excerpts (soundbites) of Lula's speech at the Summit of the Future; it is not the full session.[3]

In the published text, Lula says that the first responsibility toward future generations is never to go backward.[4]

In the published text, Lula says that it would be shameful to naturalize the hunger of 733 million people.[5]

In the published text, Lula says that, at the current pace, only 17% of the 2030 Agenda targets will be met on time.[6]

In the published text, Lula announces that Brazil, holding the G20 presidency, will launch a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.[7]

In the published text, Lula says that the Pact for the Future points the direction to follow and addresses, in an unprecedented way, the debt of developing countries and international taxation.[8]

In the published text, Lula says that the General Assembly has lost its vitality and that the legitimacy of the Security Council shrinks when it applies double standards or fails to act in the face of atrocities.[9]

In the published text, Lula says that, in partnership with the Secretary-General and as preparation for COP30, Brazil will work toward a global ethical stocktake.[10]

In the published text, Lula recalls that, almost twenty years earlier, he stressed from that rostrum the need for reforms so that the UN could fulfill its historic role.[11]

The plenary meeting of the General Assembly at which Lula spoke took place on September 22, 2024, in New York.[12]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. Lula spoke as President of Brazil at the Summit of the Future, at the United Nations General Assembly.

  2. 2. Lula spoke in Portuguese; the record notes English interpretation provided by the delegation.

  3. 3. The UN (UNifeed) published on September 22, 2024 a video story with excerpts (soundbites) of Lula's speech at the Summit of the Future; it is not the full session.

  4. 4. In the published text, Lula says that the first responsibility toward future generations is never to go backward.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Temos duas grandes responsabilidades perante aqueles que nos sucederão.”
    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A primeira é nunca retroceder.”

  5. 5. In the published text, Lula says that it would be shameful to naturalize the hunger of 733 million people.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Naturalizar a fome de 733 milhões de pessoas seria vergonhoso.”

  6. 6. In the published text, Lula says that, at the current pace, only 17% of the 2030 Agenda targets will be met on time.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “No ritmo atual de implementação, apenas 17% das metas da Agenda 2030 serão atingidas dentro do prazo.”

  7. 7. In the published text, Lula announces that Brazil, holding the G20 presidency, will launch a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Na presidência do G20, o Brasil lançará uma Aliança Global contra a Fome e a Pobreza para acelerar a superação desses flagelos.”

  8. 8. In the published text, Lula says that the Pact for the Future points the direction to follow and addresses, in an unprecedented way, the debt of developing countries and international taxation.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O Pacto para o Futuro nos aponta a direção a seguir.”
    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O documento trata de forma inédita temas importantes como a dívida de países em desenvolvimento e a tributação internacional.”

  9. 9. In the published text, Lula says that the General Assembly has lost its vitality and that the legitimacy of the Security Council shrinks when it applies double standards or fails to act in the face of atrocities.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A Assembleia Geral perdeu sua vitalidade e o Conselho Econômico e Social foi esvaziado.”
    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A legitimidade do Conselho de Segurança encolhe a cada vez que ele aplica duplos padrões ou se omite diante de atrocidades.”

  10. 10. In the published text, Lula says that, in partnership with the Secretary-General and as preparation for COP30, Brazil will work toward a global ethical stocktake.

    • Discurso do presidente Lula na abertura da Cúpula do Futuro, em Nova York · Presidency of the Republic (Planalto) Government communication
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured September 23, 2024); original address: www.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic (Planalto).
      Where: text of the speech on the Planalto page (capture of 09/23/2024). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em parceria com o Secretário-Geral, como preparação para a COP30, vamos trabalhar por um balanço ético global”

  11. 11. In the published text, Lula recalls that, almost twenty years earlier, he stressed from that rostrum the need for reforms so that the UN could fulfill its historic role.

  12. 12. The plenary meeting of the General Assembly at which Lula spoke took place on September 22, 2024, in New York.