On July 5th, aespa visited the United Nations headquarters in New York City to deliver a speech at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

On this day, the girl group delivered the speech titled, "Next Generation to the Next Level," and a video performance of their hit song "Next Level" was played at the assembly. Giselle spoke as a representative of the group and explained, "We are so honored to be here today. Our group aespa uniquely moves between reality and virtual reality. We exist here in the real world, and four of our avatar members exist in the virtual world. Together, we are often called the metaverse girl group."

She continued by saying, "As the metaverse accelerates, we have to ask the question, 'are we working just as hard to create the best possible real world?' The metaverse reflects reality. If our own reality is not sustainable, it would be difficult to sustain the possibilities of the virtual world. Without sustainable ecosystems, or equal opportunities for quality living, there would be no real world to be mirrored. The topic of sustainable development is urgent and we believe that the next generation must support sustainable development goals in order to protect the world that we live in." 

Karina concluded the speech by saying, "once again, thank you again for having us. We are so honored to be here to discuss the topic that is so important for the next generation." 

After the event, dozens of photos of the girls at the UN were shared through the official Twitter account for the New York office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the video of the girls' speech was also shared so that many fans can also listen to their speech.