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President Phuc

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2021-09-23
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2021-09-23
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  1. “I am convinced that, through international commitment and solidarity, all countries will take bolder action towards a greener and more sustainable future.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  2. “For that reason, to realize its aspirations and vision for national development and perform its duty to the international community, Viet Nam is determined and strongly committed to taking climate action and to developing a green, sustainable and low-carbon economy, as pledged at the twenty-first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Viet Nam supports all efforts by the Security Council, multilateral forums and other cooperation arrangements at the bilateral and regional levels to respond to climate-related challenges. We hope to continue to receive assistance — resources and policy advice — from international friends so as to better fulfil our commitments.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  3. “We must resolve to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, on which developed countries should take the lead. Ample resources should also be set aside to provide developing countries with assistance in financing, technologies and know-how, so as to ensure that no country is left behind in the common fight against climate change. Viet Nam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. Successive natural disasters have led to considerable loss of life and property. The Mekong Delta, the heart of Viet Nam’s agricultural production, is witnessing a record number of droughts and incidents of saline intrusion, which jeopardize the livelihoods and everyday lives of more than 20 million people, as well as food security for the entire country and the region as a whole.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  4. “Secondly, people’s interests, especially those of vulnerable groups, need to take centre stage if we are to harmoniously address the security, development and humanitarianism nexus. Viet Nam strongly supports the full implementation of resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2573 (2021) to achieve a global ceasefire as soon as possible and protect civilians and critical infrastructure in areas of armed conflict. Thirdly, we need to continue to safeguard the sovereignty, key role and resilience of nations in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. We also need to step up international cooperation to supplement and coordinate resources to effectively realize the Sustainable Development Goals, outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and other key international treaties.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  5. “Against that backdrop, I wish to share with the Council three points on which I believe we should act with urgency. First, the Security Council must uphold its leading role in establishing mechanisms for assessing, forecasting and warning on climate security risks at an early stage and while they are still distant. That will help us be proactive in outlining effective response strategies and measures. Conflict prevention, peacekeeping missions, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction efforts under the auspices of the Security Council must include climate security in a proper manner. In that connection, I wish to propose that the United Nations establish a comprehensive database system on the multidimensional impacts of sea-level rise, in support of global response policy formulation.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  6. “Climate change takes up valuable resources meant for socioeconomic development and exacerbates poverty, unemployment and social inequality. We are also witnessing how climate change ignites disputes over natural resources between populations. It displaces tens of millions from their homes in search of new livelihoods and triggers transborder security threats related to ecology, the environment, food and water resources. Those consequences may well erupt into geopolitical tension and instability, thereby jeopardizing the peace, security, development and prosperity of States and nations. It is truly a “code red” — a war without gunfire, we might say — that causes economic damage and loss of life, no less dire than actual wars and conflicts.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source

  7. “President Phuc (spoke in Vietnamese; English interpretation provided by the delegation): Today’s meeting, presided over by you, Mr. President, is particularly urgent and important in the context of climate security. I thank the Secretary-General and the briefer for their insights and recommendations. Climate change represents the greatest global challenge of our time and shapes the future of humankind. The devastating impacts of climate change remain evident on every continent. Sea-level rise threatens to submerge Pacific island States. Severe droughts persist in West Africa and the Horn of Africa. Flooding and natural disasters are predominant in South-East Asia. I must also mention the degradation of biodiversity in South America and the abnormal melting of Antarctic ice caps.”

    2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source