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“In conclusion, I would like to underline that the establishment of the aforementioned Trust Fund should encourage the international financial institutions and donor-countries to look anew at the Aral Sea problem and to make concerted efforts to address this global issue. For its part, the Government of Uzbekistan stands ready to closely collaborate with them and other stakeholders in mitigating the consequences of this acute ecological problem of our time.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“It was presided over by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who personally Visited the Aral Sea in June 2017 and described it as one of the world's biggest man-made environmental disasters. The Trust Fund is designed to be transformative, evidence- and human rights- based, and inclusive in its goal of catalysing and strengthening a multi-sectoral and people-centred response to address its consequences. Taking into account the planetary nature ofthe Aral catastrophe, it is necessary to expand joint actions by the world community in this direction by implementing deeply thought-out, targeted and well- funded projects.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“At the same time, one should admit that an insufficient level of funding and coordination of activities of international financial organizations and donor countries in the Aral Sea region limit the efforts of the Central Asian States to effectively address this ecological problem. Such a situation has prompted Uzbekistan and the United Nations to establish a unified platform for mitigating the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis and ensuring the sustainable socioeconomic development of the Aral Sea region. On 27 November 2018, at the high-level meeting held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region was established.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“During the summit of the Heads of the Founder States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the President of Uzbekistan emphasized the importance of unifying efforts to overcome the consequences of the Aral catastrophe. In particular, Uzbekistan's leader put forward a number of initiatives, including the designation of the Aral Sea region as a region of ecological innovation and technology. This initiative aimed at unifying Central Asian countries' efforts to create the conditions to attract foreign investments to develop and introduce ecological, clean technologies, ensure the broad application of the green economy, prevent further desertification, develop ecotourism and implement other measures.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“According to the forecasts of experts, by 2035 to 2050, the air temperature in the region could increase by another 1.5Â°C to 3Â°C relative to current indicators. Moreover, the threatening impact of the Aral catastrophe is observed all over the world. According to international experts, poisonous salts from the Aral region are found on the coasts of Antarctica, in the glaciers of Greenland, in the forests of Norway and many other parts of the globe. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in his address during the seventy-second session of the General Assembly in New York in 2017 (see A/72/PV.5), drew the special attention of the world leaders to the Aral Sea crisis and emphasized the need for concerted efforts by the international community.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“The fivefold reduction in water flow from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers has decreased the volume of the Aral Sea by a factor of more than 14 over the past 50 years. Salinity levels have increased by a factor of 25, and now significantly exceed those of the world's oceans. Today, in place of once-flourishing fishing waters, a sandy salt desert of more than 5.5 million hectares is a breeding ground for dust and salt storms, carrying more than 75 million tons of dust and poisonous minerals into the atmosphere every year across thousands of kilometres. The Aral catastrophe has exacerbated climatic conditions in the region, increasing dryness and heat in summer and extending periods of cold in the winter.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic for convening this open debate to address the impacts of climate-related disasters on international peace and security, which, from Uzbekistan's perspective, is a very important and timely event given the various serious challenges in the contemporary world in protecting the environment and confronting climate change. Today, I would like to draw the Council's attention to one of the most serious environmental disasters - the desiccation of the Aral Sea, which has caused a cascade of environmental, socioeconomic, health and humanitarian challenges for the Governments and communities in the region.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source