Tackling Future Threats in an Era of Multipolarity
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Tackling Future Threats in an Era of Multipolarity

Tackling Future Threats in an Era of Multipolarity: Collaborative Leadership for Security, Health Emergencies, Climate, and Finance is a special UNGA80 side event hosted by PAN, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, The Elders, the Africa-Europe Foundation, and RANA on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. This high-level event convened current and former heads of state and government, senior policymakers, and non-governmental leaders on what’s needed to rebuild and refocus multilateralism and galvanise leadership, action, and investment for the interconnected, pressing threats of our time. Featured speakers included: -H.E. Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Co-Chair of The Independent Panel, Member of The Elders -H.E. Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the WHO, Member of The Elders -H.E. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Member of The Elders, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -H.E. Mary Robinson, Former President of the Republic of Ireland, Member of The Elders & Honorary Co-President of the Africa-Europe Foundation -H.E. 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 -Dr. 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