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Climate Ambition Summit, Afghanistan, Libya & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (18 Sep 2023)
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Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Climate Ambition Summit
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
- Ukraine
- Libya
- International Equal Pay Day
- Briefings
CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
As you know, first of all tomorrow we have the official opening of the High-Level segment of the General Assembly. The Secretary-General will speak around 9 a.m. I think the list of speakers as it stands has been shared with you. We will have a background briefing at 3 p.m. in this room on the Secretary-General’s remarks.
And on Wednesday the Climate Ambition Summit convened by the Secretary-General will take place at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 4.
The Summit this year sets a high bar for participation. It will showcase leaders who are “first movers and doers” from government, business, finance, local authorities, and civil society who have credible actions, policies and plans to keep the 1.5°C degree goal of the Paris Agreement alive. At last count, 112 countries and about 100 non-state entities have formally responded to the Secretary-General’s invitation for countries to demonstrate ambitious and credible policies and plans.
The Secretary-General’s Climate Action Team has been engaging governments that have put forward plans, as well as businesses and local authorities with transition plans to reach net zero in line with the UN-backed credibility standard and accountability of net zero pledges.
The Summit aims to demonstrate that the acceleration required on decarbonization and climate justice is possible and to inspire more leaders to come forward with credible actions, policies and plans to lead up to COP28 and beyond.
AFGHANISTAN
The Secretary-General noted on social media that today marks two years since girls were banned from attending high schools in Afghanistan.
He said that this is an unjustifiable violation of human rights that inflicts long-lasting damage on the entire country.
The Secretary-General stressed that girls belong in schools. Let them back in, he said.
LIBYA
On Libya, nearly one week after Storm Daniel hit the country, nearly 4,000 (3,958) people have died, according to the World Health Organization. More than 9,000 people are still missing.
Some 40,000 people have been displaced in the northeast, according to the International Organization for Migration, including 30,000 in Derna.
According to UNICEF, nearly 300,000 children have been exposed to Storm Daniel and now face increased risk of diarrhea and cholera, dehydration and malnutrition, as well as increased risks of violence and exploitation. The National Centre for Disease Control has already detected at least 55 children fell sick as a result of drinking polluted water in Derna. /... Despite significant access challenges, authorities and humanitarian organizations are reaching more people in need as response efforts are quickly scaled up.
UN Member States and multilateral institutions continue to increase their support through much-needed funding, the deployment of specialized response teams and in-kind assistance.
(The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, visited Labraq and Derna on 16 September, together with the assessment team comprised of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programme.)
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Climate Ambition Summit
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
- Ukraine
- Libya
- International Equal Pay Day
- Briefings
CLIMATE AMBITION SUMMIT
As you know, first of all tomorrow we have the official opening of the High-Level segment of the General Assembly. The Secretary-General will speak around 9 a.m. I think the list of speakers as it stands has been shared with you. We will have a background briefing at 3 p.m. in this room on the Secretary-General’s remarks.
And on Wednesday the Climate Ambition Summit convened by the Secretary-General will take place at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 4.
The Summit this year sets a high bar for participation. It will showcase leaders who are “first movers and doers” from government, business, finance, local authorities, and civil society who have credible actions, policies and plans to keep the 1.5°C degree goal of the Paris Agreement alive. At last count, 112 countries and about 100 non-state entities have formally responded to the Secretary-General’s invitation for countries to demonstrate ambitious and credible policies and plans.
The Secretary-General’s Climate Action Team has been engaging governments that have put forward plans, as well as businesses and local authorities with transition plans to reach net zero in line with the UN-backed credibility standard and accountability of net zero pledges.
The Summit aims to demonstrate that the acceleration required on decarbonization and climate justice is possible and to inspire more leaders to come forward with credible actions, policies and plans to lead up to COP28 and beyond.
AFGHANISTAN
The Secretary-General noted on social media that today marks two years since girls were banned from attending high schools in Afghanistan.
He said that this is an unjustifiable violation of human rights that inflicts long-lasting damage on the entire country.
The Secretary-General stressed that girls belong in schools. Let them back in, he said.
LIBYA
On Libya, nearly one week after Storm Daniel hit the country, nearly 4,000 (3,958) people have died, according to the World Health Organization. More than 9,000 people are still missing.
Some 40,000 people have been displaced in the northeast, according to the International Organization for Migration, including 30,000 in Derna.
According to UNICEF, nearly 300,000 children have been exposed to Storm Daniel and now face increased risk of diarrhea and cholera, dehydration and malnutrition, as well as increased risks of violence and exploitation. The National Centre for Disease Control has already detected at least 55 children fell sick as a result of drinking polluted water in Derna. /... Despite significant access challenges, authorities and humanitarian organizations are reaching more people in need as response efforts are quickly scaled up.
UN Member States and multilateral institutions continue to increase their support through much-needed funding, the deployment of specialized response teams and in-kind assistance.
(The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, visited Labraq and Derna on 16 September, together with the assessment team comprised of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programme.)