United Nations published this video item, entitled “Climate, Nelson Mandela International Day, MH17 & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (18 July 2022)” – below is their description.
Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
-Climate
-Nelson Mandela International Day
-MH17
-Sri Lanka
-DRC
-South Sudan
-Syria
-Chad
-Children and Armed Conflict
-Financial Contribution
CLIMATE
This morning, the Secretary-General addressed the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, in a pre-recorded video message.
He said that eight months ago we left COP26 with 1.5 degrees on life support and since then, its pulse has weakened further.
No nation is immune, he said, yet we continue to feed our fossil fuel addiction.
The Secretary-General said he was most troubled by our failure to work together as a multilateral community, and he called on countries to rebuild trust and collaboration on all fronts. This includes mitigation, adaptation, finance and loss and damage.
We have a choice, he said. Collective action or collective suicide.
NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY
This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, addressed the Nelson Mandela Day event, organized by the General Assembly.
She first read a message of the Secretary-General in which Mr. Guterres reminded us that today, the world honours a giant of our time; a leader of unparalleled courage and towering achievement; and a man of quiet dignity and deep humanity.
He also called on all of us to honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy by taking action.
Then, speaking in her own capacity, Ms. Mohammed said that Madiba has been an inspiration for her ever since she was a young person trying to find her path.
She added that she has taken to heart his profound lesson that we all have the ability – and responsibility – to take action. Our best tribute to Madiba, she concluded, is to realize the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals, to stand united against hate, and to work for peace, prosperity, and human rights for all.
And before this morning’s event, the Deputy Secretary-General met with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and SDG Advocate Eddie Ndopu of South Africa.
The Deputy Secretary-General welcomed the commitment of the Duke and the Duchess as well as their work towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Deputy Secretary-General emphasized the urgent need for global unity and solidarity and the empowerment of young people to fight for global change.
MH17
This past Sunday, 17 July, marked the eighth anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in which 298 innocent lives were lost. The Secretary-General acknowledges the important work of the independent Joint Investigation Team and takes note of the legal proceedings taking place in the Netherlands.
He once again calls on all States, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2166, to fully cooperate with these efforts in order to establish the truth and achieve justice for the victims and their families.
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=18%20July%202022
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