PM Briceño Addresses 79th UN General Assembly

Prime Minister John Briceño spoke at the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City today. During the Summit of the Future, he emphasized the urgent need for stronger international cooperation to tackle issues like climate change, poverty, and inequality. He also discussed the effects of conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Additionally, various Heads of State and Government addressed significant challenges and gaps in global governance revealed by recent global crises.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

“The adoption of the pact for the future, the global digital compact and the declaration on future generations must not be seen as an end, but rather as a beginning.  While these outcomes lay a foundation for action, they represent only a floor for a much greater ambition that is needed to transform our world for present and future generations.  The world faces a triple planetary crisis and a development crisis.  Human and planetary capacities are approaching limits from which there may be no rebound.  Our development and climate goals are slipping farther away from our reach and yet there has been no effective global response.  To say we will do what we have failed to do will not suffice.  Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, every year has seen record-breaking climate impacts.  For the first time over a twelve-month period, spanning February 2023, to January 2024, global warming exceeded one-point-five degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels.  If that trend persists then Paris alone will not be enough, nor will our promise to accelerate the implementation of our 2030 agenda.”