pact for the future: monitoring report – stakeholder engagement and policy pathways for advancing multilateral commitments
Authors: Eliane El Haber (Lead Author, Bulletin No. 68) Alessandro Agnitt, Ishaan Shah, Jebilson Raja Joslin, and Laeek Siddiqui
The C4UN Information Clearinghouse team is pleased to share the findings from the second round of its Stakeholder Mapping Survey, which continues to track how civil society and other actors are engaging with the Pact for the Future and its Annexes: the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations.
This survey provides a snapshot of the diversity, priorities, and perspectives of stakeholders working across all world regions. More than one hundred organizations and individuals participated between April and August 2025, with particularly strong representation from Africa, global networks, and Asia. Respondents include civil society organizations, youth-led groups, think tanks, academia, UN entities, private sector actors, and independent researchers.
The report highlights a cautiously hopeful outlook: while the Pact is welcomed as an important tool for advancing the 2030 Agenda and reforming global governance, stakeholders emphasize that it must move beyond symbolism toward inclusive, accountable, and action-oriented implementation.
The recommendations gathered call for systemic reforms, stronger participation of youth and marginalized communities, long-term funding and capacity-building, meaningful accountability frameworks, digital inclusion, and integration of human rights, gender equality, and sustainability throughout Pact processes.