The events include the Climate Ambition Summit 2023 which will be held on Sep. 20, where world leaders aim to turn words into actions. This event is a crucial political pillar in addressing the worsening climate crisis. It focuses on three acceleration tracks: ambition, credibility, and implementation. The big issue is how best to move the world from emissions-producing fossil fuels to green, clean power.
In this context, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized "Now must be the time for ambition and action". Guterres welcomed what he referred to as the early movers and actors in the Climate Ambition Summit. He stated that the world is watching and the planet can't wait.
The high-level week's events also include preparations for the Summit through a ministerial meeting scheduled for Sep. 21, in which participants will set the foundations for the Future Summit scheduled for September 2024. The UN Secretary-General looks forward to this meeting to forge a new global consensus on readying the world for a future rife with risks but also opportunities. Ministers will discuss how the multilateral system can address emerging global risks and challenges, and offer tangible and ambitious proposals to enhance and transform the global system. It is expected that the member states will agree on a "Charter for the Future." Additionally, during this high-level week, a high-level dialogue on development financing will take place. Its aim is to provide political leadership and guidance on implementing the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of 2015, a framework by the UN to mobilize resources to achieve sustainable development goals.
The United Nations General Assembly, during its 78 session, will hold three high-level meetings on health. These meetings will provide world leaders with a historic opportunity to prioritize health in their political agenda by reaffirming their commitment to eliminate tuberculosis disease , providing comprehensive healthcare coverage, enhancing pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. Knowing that out-of-pocket health spending affects more than a billion people, plunging hundreds of millions into extreme poverty. This situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Assembly meetings present an opportunity for world leaders to consider the best way to move on, starting from preparedness for future pandemics to building sustainable economies, considering the comprehensive goal of improving people's health and the planet.
Addressing the opening of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 5, the UN Secretary-General emphasized that the international community is facing a world filled with profound challenges and divisions that formed a test to the UN. In a speech read out by his deputy Amina Mohammed, he affirmed that the current moment is one for working towards peace, human rights, saving sustainable development goals, and addressing the existential threat of climate change. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency