Announcement / Statement
This category includes notifications, announcements regarding high-level staff changes and appointments, speeches, press conferences, or official letters from high-level representatives related to climate change.
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UNGA 79 President to Foster “Unity in Diversity” for Sustainable Development
<p>Outlining the thrust of his Presidency in his vision and mission statement, Yang describes the UNGA as “the lone forum where, based on sovereign equality, States in their diverse opinions meet to jointly seek solutions” through the free expression of diverse convictions, opinions, interests, and approaches. UN Secretary-General António Guterres looked forward to working closely…
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World Bank to Act as Host and Trustee for Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage
<p>“The Fund is expected to be operationalized over the coming months,” according to a World Bank press release. Approved by the UN Biodiversity Conference in 2022 – the same year the UN Climate Change Conference agreed to funding arrangements for loss and damage, the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund is already operational.</p>
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US, China Exchange Experiences with Climate Policies and Actions
<p>The two sides carried out in-depth discussions on areas identified in the Sunnylands Statement in 2023, including energy transition, methane and other non-CO2 GHGs, circular economy and resource efficiency, deforestation, and low-carbon and sustainable provinces, states, and cities. They exchanged experiences and discussed challenges with their respective climate policies and actions, “with a view to…
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Draft Programme for HLPF 2024 Available
<p>HLPF 2024 will review progress on SDGs 1, 2, 13, 16, and 17. It will support follow-up to the 2023 SDG Summit’s political declaration and contribute to the preparations for the Summit of the Future in September. Thirty-eight countries will present their VNRs.</p>
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Co-facilitators of Stakeholder Engagement in UNOC3 Seek Additional Input
<p>The co-facilitators are seeking to engage with NGOs who responded to the UNOC survey in summer 2023, as well as 300+ individual stakeholders and CSOs that have since contacted them or subscribed to the LinkedIn ‘Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean’ page. The co-facilitators expect to publish the outcome of this new call for participation…
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Palau Becomes First Country to Ratify High Seas Treaty
<p>The Agreement will enter into force 120 days after the deposit of the 60th instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance, or accession. Through its effective and timely implementation, it “can make crucial contributions to addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, as well as to achieving ocean-related goals and targets of…
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UNGA President Outlines Priorities for Resumed 78th Session
<p>The UNGA President identified the Summit of the Future as a priority to supercharge SDG implementation, “adapt our systems for good governance and the efficient delivery of global public goods,” and “have a meaningful dialogue with relevant stakeholders with a view to fixing… the international financial architecture”. Francis looked forward to convening an inaugural Sustainability…
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US and China Agree to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change
<p>The US and China have decided to engage in dialogue and cooperation through the Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s. The Working Group will focus on energy transition, methane, circular economy and resource efficiency, low-carbon and sustainable provinces/states and cities, and deforestation, among other areas of cooperation. Co-led by the countries’ two…
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UN Secretary-General Launches Advisory Board to Support AI Governance
<p>The High-Level Advisory Body will explore ways to link various AI governance initiatives and, by the end of 2023, make preliminary recommendations on how to leverage AI to accelerate the delivery of the SDGs. The recommendations will focus on: international governance of AI, a shared understanding of risks and challenges, and key opportunities and enablers.…
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UN Secretary-General Briefs Member States on Progress on Our Common Agenda
<p>Briefing Member States on progress under OCA, the Secretary-General said he was encouraged by the discussions during the SDG Summit, the Climate Ambition Summit, and other events of the UNGA High-level Week, noting that the common themes that emerged are the themes of OCA. He said engagement around the 2024 Summit of the Future will…
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