"BARBADOS"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Representatives of 197 Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pledged Saturday to double down on emissions reduction targets and double up on climate financing for adaptation to the crisis. UNIFEED

At the opening of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UN chief Antonio Guterres called for greater ambition on mitigation and immediate concrete action to reduce global emissions by 45 per cent by 2030. He told world leaders, “Enough treating nature like a toilet,” adding, “We are digging our own graves.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

With COP26 a mere month away, Secretary-General António Guterres saw first-hand the impacts of climate change in Barbados. Accompanied by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Secretary-General visited an area impacted by sea-level rise, costal erosion, and land slippage, and learned about the enormous efforts being undertaken by the Government of Barbados to address these challenges. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said, "Regional integration should be part of the ecosystem of trade in the world, not for more protectionism, but for a more intelligent integration and more resilient integration of the developing world in the global economy." UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Invoking singer Bob Marley, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Friday asked UN General Assembly Member States, “who will get up and stand up? Who will get up and stand up for the rights of our people? Who will stand up in the name of all those who have died during this awful pandemic?” UNIFEED

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Civil Service, and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 21-27 September 2021).