Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE Minister of Local weather Change and Atmosphere, advised delegates at a United Nations Safety Council ministerial open debate that the UAE plans to introduce a “Aid, Restoration, and Peace” Day throughout twenty eighth United Nations Convention of the Events (COP28) Local weather Change Convention.
The ministerial open debate underneath the agenda merchandise “Threats to Worldwide Peace and Safety” befell in New York, USA, through the UAE’s presidency of the UN Safety Council in June. It was chaired by HE Mariam Almheiri and examined the influence of local weather change on the roles and obligations of UN peacekeeping and particular political missions. It additionally referred to as for collaborative and responsive approaches to deal with the pressing connections between local weather change and worldwide peace and safety.
HE Mariam Almheiri mentioned: “At COP28 in Dubai later this 12 months, the incoming UAE presidency plans to introduce a “Aid, Restoration, and Peace” Day. That is the primary of its form at any COP, and its goal is to spotlight the intersection of local weather change, peace, and safety — and suggest sensible options to forestall and tackle the local weather burden on stability.”
She added: “We’re due to this fact selling an bold agenda at COP28 in response to the vital lack of accessible, inexpensive, and ample local weather finance – notably for international locations and communities experiencing humanitarian and safety crises. They obtain in some instances 80 occasions much less per capita than different creating international locations, which already obtain insufficient flows. The time is now to totally expose and higher comprehend how these phenomena work together, what function the worldwide group can play, and the way we are able to collaborate to construct extra affluent, climate-resilient, and peaceable societies.”
Safety Council member states and main worldwide figures, together with H.E. Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Laureate, and Member of The Elders; Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Beneath-Secretary-Basic for Peace Operations; and Salma Kadry, Local weather, Peace and Safety Specialist at CGIAR attended the assembly. By their insights and numerous contributions, the talk supplied a complete view of the influence of local weather change on peace and safety.
Throughout the debate, HE Mariam Almheiri highlighted the significance of integrating local weather issues into UN mandates and peacekeeping operations and showcased how local weather motion and finance can contribute to battle prevention, decision, and peacebuilding.
As Chair, HE Mariam Almheiri mentioned: “Whereas the impacts of local weather change on peace and safety are extremely variable and context-specific, they shouldn’t be missed. Local weather change and battle are mutually reinforcing. The Safety Council should method battle by a climate-sensitive lens. We should strengthen the capability and mandates of related peace operations to include local weather change of their danger mitigation and adaptation methods, in addition to efforts in battle prevention and backbone.”
She added: “We should strengthen the capability and mandates of related peace operations to include local weather change of their danger mitigation and adaptation methods, in addition to efforts in battle prevention and backbone.”
The open debate marked a big milestone within the international recognition of local weather change as a problem of profound dimensions, demanding a global and concerted effort. The members engaged in a complete dialogue on the influence of local weather change within the context of the UN and mentioned methods to reinforce battle prevention, peacebuilding initiatives, and resilience.
The UAE lately assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Safety Council for June 2023. Throughout its presidency and Council time period, the UAE has dedicated to elevating the multifaceted difficulty of local weather change.
The UAE additionally serves as a Co-Chair of the Casual Knowledgeable Group of Members of the Safety Council on Local weather, Peace and Safety. It has named 2023 the 12 months of Sustainability and can host the twenty eighth Convention of the Events to the UN Framework Conference on Local weather Change (COP28) in November 2023.
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