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The President of Ireland has issued a statement following remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on climate
The President of Ireland has issued a statement following remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on climate change: “We have a responsibility as Heads of State and Heads of Government to respond to Secretary-General Guterres’ statement, to ignore it would be a dereliction of our duty of care to our shared planet. As he stated, “leaders – and particularly G20 countries responsible for 80 per cent of global emissions – must step up for climate action and climate justice”. The Secretary-General’s pleas in relation to the consequences of climate change are mirrored in the threat of hunger, which is directly affected by the impact of climate change. For example, figures published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations show that 26.2% of Africa’s population experienced severe food insecurity in 2021, with 9.8% of the total global population suffering from undernourishment the same year. All of the global issues which we are facing are interconnected, as has been recognised and is reflected in the Irish Government’s work seeking to have the impact of climate change as a threat to international peace and security recognised at UN level. It is time for us all, as leaders and global citizens, to assess as to how words are leading to actions, to increase the urgency of our response to what is an existential threat and to achieve change. It is clear, as the Secretary General’s powerful statement shows, that we need to begin the work of reform in our international institutional architecture, such as UN reform at the highest level, including the Security Council, to achieve what the Secretary-General has suggested is the challenge to “turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition. I hope that his statement is read all over the world, as it involves all of humanity.” https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-higgins-following-remarks-by-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-on-climate-change
Statement by President Higgins following remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on climate change | President of Ireland
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Important to underline that...." G20 countries responsible for 80 per cent of global emissions" ....ths is the starting point for a realistic and concrete Plan of Action X (PAX)
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This is true statemanship.Are the rest of the leaders taking notes?