World leaders arrive on Day 1 of the UN Summit of the Future

World leaders arrived at the United Nations for the first day of the Summit of the Future on Sunday (September 22). U.N. Secretary-General called for the two-day summit which will be held on Sept. 22-23 before the start of the General Assembly General Debate that kicks off on Tuesday, September 24. U.N. member states are currently negotiating three documents they hope to adopt on Sept. 22 - a pact for the future, a declaration on future generations and a global digital compact. Speaking to Reuters ahead of the summit, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was "absolutely essential" to ambitiously use the summit to come up with "adequate governance for the world of today." He argued for reform of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and for global governance of artificial intelligence and other emerging challenges. Leaders and representatives from over 150 countries are expected to speak at the two-day summit, which (Production: Soren Larson)