This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. While there are numerous challenges that the world is facing, including serious questions relating to the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as a multilateral institution, it will be useful to recall the words of Dag Hammarskjöld, former UN Secretary General, who poignantly observed about the UN in 1954, “…it was not meant to take mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell…”. In a similar vein, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the UN in 2025, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, “Eight decades later, one can draw a direct line between the creation of the United Nations and the prevention of a third world war.” It is indeed an opportune time to discuss the future of humanity and how we can transform tomorrow. I believe there are five critical issues that need global attention for transforming tomorrow.

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