To support progress on the Sustainable Development Goals in vulnerable countries, including the High-Level Political Forum, which took place in early July ; the Conference of the Parties to the th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), in November ; the Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP ), scheduled…
Rich countries and their fossil fuel companies have pumped out most of the carbon dioxide emissions, the main cause of climate change. However, these rich countries fell short of their commitment to mobilize $ billion per year for climate finance. These countries could also tax the fossil fuel industry to help cover the rising global…
Being structurally vulnerable is associated with lower performance with respect toGoal (SDG : end poverty) and Goal (SDG : health and well-being), and on issues such as food insecurity . The limited fiscal capacity of small island developing States cannot absorb the rising costs of climate mitigation and adaptation, without which Pacific atoll countries such…
Following significant setbacks against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to finance as it fights to overcome climate challenges. The global climate, geopolitical and health crises have caused significant setbacks in the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of global parameters adopted by all United Nations Member States in in pursuit…
University has created a Climate School, the first school to be here in a quarter century. Congratulations. It is a wonderful display of scholarship and leadership. I am also pleased to know that so many members of the Sustainable A new world is taking shape. More and more people recognize the limits of conventional criteria,…
And that number will reach almost % in The coming year, in short, gives us plenty of opportunities to stop the looting and begin the healing. One of our best allies is nature itself. Drastically reducing deforestation and systemic restoration of forests and other ecosystems is the greatest opportunity for nature-based climate change mitigation. Let…
We therefore need more ambition and commitment to meet targets and establish measurable means of implementation, including financing and monitoring mechanisms. This means achieving: More and more conservation areas managed effectively, in order to stop our onslaught against species and ecosystems; Biodiversity-positive agriculture and fishing, which reduces our overexploitation and destruction of nature; The progressive…
Which puts them in a unique position to move the needle, they must move the needle and lead the way. I call on developed countries to fulfill their long-standing promise to provide $ billion annually to help developing countries achieve our common climate goals. We haven’t achieved it yet. It is a question of fairness,…
However, we must advance even further. We need all governments to translate those promises into time-bound policies, plans and targets. This will provide certainty and confidence to companies and the financial sector so that they invest sending a clear in favor of that objective. It’s time: To put a price on carbon. To stop building…
South, the virus will inevitably tend to mutate and become more contagious, more deadly and, ultimately, more resistant to vaccines, ready to strike again. to the Global North. Furthermore, recent studies have revealed that vaccine hoarding could cost the global economy up to $ trillion, an impact of which almost half would impact the richest…
The COVID- pandemic unleashed chaos in every country and every economy. We lost million lives, including beloved members of our United Nations family. Human losses continue to multiply. The economic costs do not stop increasing. million jobs have disappeared. Extreme poverty returns to levels not seen in a generation. Inequalities are widening. Hunger increases again….
People with disabilities, it was important for the United Nations System to find ways to collaborate with Government partners and ensure they had better tools and understanding of how to establish and implement policies that would fulfill commitments and lead to concrete change for people with disabilities.” Placing disability inclusion at the . Center of…
