United Nations Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly, has said there is no conflict between promoting stability and promoting economic growth, stressing that stability must become the foundation of development in the 21st century.
Francis will convene the UN's first 'Sustainability Week' from April 15-19 on the theme 'Pave the way for a sustainable future' at the world body's headquarters here. The week will feature dedicated events focused on sustainability in key sectors such as tourism, infrastructure connectivity transport, energy and credit.
“The reality is that sustainability must become the basis of development in the 21st century. Since we are talking about putting people and planet first, the sustainability dimension of things is at the core of everything we want to do developmentally at the United Nations. Exclusive interview here.“We have identified five key sectors or economic sectors that we think have extraordinary potential for really transformational change… and we know that these five sectors have a huge impact on sustainability. They are tourism transport, infrastructure, energy and debt sustainability,” Francis said.
He said these sectors have huge impact and potential "if we make sensible choices in how we restructure our behavior in those sectors, which will have an extraordinary impact in effecting the transition towards sustainability."
He highlighted issues such as climate change, energy security concerns, investing in sustainable infrastructure as well as addressing the problems of debt traps that "create further cycles of poverty in which people are left behind or locked out of the system." "The consequence of the debt trap that confronts and entangles many developing countries in the global South is also a development crisis," he said, "because they have significant deficits in education, housing, national security and poverty alleviation." There are not enough resources to invest.
During Sustainability Week, Francis will convene 'High-level Thematic Debate on Debt Sustainability and Socio-Economic Equity for All', 'High-level Thematic Event on Tourism', 'High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport' and 'Informal Dialogue'.Building global resilience and promoting sustainable development through infrastructure connectivity' and 'Accelerating the implementation of SDG 7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on the completion of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' 'Global Stocktaking Mark'.
The UN leader underlined that the high-level week "will emphasize the most important lesson that there is no conflict between promoting stability and promoting economic growth and development." There is no conflict.”Francis underlined that sustainable living and concepts will create opportunities and jobs that can replace those that could be lost, as he cited the example of the transition from hydrocarbon-based energy to green energy and the creation of new green jobs as a result.
“It is possible to embrace sustainability and still be profitable and highly productive. This is the main message we want countries to take away, to understand that both can be achieved.“In fact, in the 21st century, it is going to be necessary, not just achievable.”
He said promoting sustainable living and sustainability should become the standard for saving the planet in the 21st century. "The old ways have got us to where we are now where climate change is a major problem," he said.
Francis has said that the goal of the week will be to "highlight progress on the 2030 Agenda towards a more sustainable future – as we also prepare ourselves for a future summit to be held during the high-level General Assembly in September 2024". . Session.
As the UN prepares to host the ambitious summit in September, Francis said the UNG Sustainability Week is "something of an advance payment for entry into future summits."Francis stressed that through Sustainability Week, the intention is to catalyze action toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, which he said have "unfortunately deviated from track."
He emphasized that the United Nations in 2015 had committed the international community to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Although he said that at the time "nobody knew, we couldn't have predicted that there was going to be a pandemic, we couldn't." Anticipate that there are going to be wars, that regional wars are going to erupt – of which there are now plenty – for example, we cannot anticipate that global food security will become an issue. it is."
“So all these things have happened at the same time to really divert attention from progress toward the SDGs.Now we need to get back on track. And part of what future summits will do is just that, he said. He emphasized that Sustainability Week will provide an opportunity for States and other stakeholders to recommit not just verbally, but through transformative actions. will give a clarion call "that will usher in this new dawn of sustainable development."
“We need to be mentally prepared for new ways of living and working to ensure that we can continue to live on this planet and that future generations have the opportunities to make use of the extraordinary biodiversity we have.” You have to learn to get used to the look." And can use these natural assets that define the ecosystems in which we live,” he said. “The sustainable development agenda is about lifting people up, giving hope and creating opportunities so that they can build a better future. To be able to self-realize.And so Sustainability Week is going to contribute to this effort,” he said.
Francis will convene the UN's first 'Sustainability Week' from April 15-19 on the theme 'Pave the way for a sustainable future' at the world body's headquarters here. The week will feature dedicated events focused on sustainability in key sectors such as tourism, infrastructure connectivity transport, energy and credit.
“The reality is that sustainability must become the basis of development in the 21st century. Since we are talking about putting people and planet first, the sustainability dimension of things is at the core of everything we want to do developmentally at the United Nations. Exclusive interview here.“We have identified five key sectors or economic sectors that we think have extraordinary potential for really transformational change… and we know that these five sectors have a huge impact on sustainability. They are tourism transport, infrastructure, energy and debt sustainability,” Francis said.
He said these sectors have huge impact and potential "if we make sensible choices in how we restructure our behavior in those sectors, which will have an extraordinary impact in effecting the transition towards sustainability."
He highlighted issues such as climate change, energy security concerns, investing in sustainable infrastructure as well as addressing the problems of debt traps that "create further cycles of poverty in which people are left behind or locked out of the system." "The consequence of the debt trap that confronts and entangles many developing countries in the global South is also a development crisis," he said, "because they have significant deficits in education, housing, national security and poverty alleviation." There are not enough resources to invest.
During Sustainability Week, Francis will convene 'High-level Thematic Debate on Debt Sustainability and Socio-Economic Equity for All', 'High-level Thematic Event on Tourism', 'High-level Meeting on Sustainable Transport' and 'Informal Dialogue'.Building global resilience and promoting sustainable development through infrastructure connectivity' and 'Accelerating the implementation of SDG 7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on the completion of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' 'Global Stocktaking Mark'.
The UN leader underlined that the high-level week "will emphasize the most important lesson that there is no conflict between promoting stability and promoting economic growth and development." There is no conflict.”Francis underlined that sustainable living and concepts will create opportunities and jobs that can replace those that could be lost, as he cited the example of the transition from hydrocarbon-based energy to green energy and the creation of new green jobs as a result.
“It is possible to embrace sustainability and still be profitable and highly productive. This is the main message we want countries to take away, to understand that both can be achieved.“In fact, in the 21st century, it is going to be necessary, not just achievable.”
He said promoting sustainable living and sustainability should become the standard for saving the planet in the 21st century. "The old ways have got us to where we are now where climate change is a major problem," he said.
Francis has said that the goal of the week will be to "highlight progress on the 2030 Agenda towards a more sustainable future – as we also prepare ourselves for a future summit to be held during the high-level General Assembly in September 2024". . Session.
As the UN prepares to host the ambitious summit in September, Francis said the UNG Sustainability Week is "something of an advance payment for entry into future summits."Francis stressed that through Sustainability Week, the intention is to catalyze action toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, which he said have "unfortunately deviated from track."
He emphasized that the United Nations in 2015 had committed the international community to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Although he said that at the time "nobody knew, we couldn't have predicted that there was going to be a pandemic, we couldn't." Anticipate that there are going to be wars, that regional wars are going to erupt – of which there are now plenty – for example, we cannot anticipate that global food security will become an issue. it is."
“So all these things have happened at the same time to really divert attention from progress toward the SDGs.Now we need to get back on track. And part of what future summits will do is just that, he said. He emphasized that Sustainability Week will provide an opportunity for States and other stakeholders to recommit not just verbally, but through transformative actions. will give a clarion call "that will usher in this new dawn of sustainable development."
“We need to be mentally prepared for new ways of living and working to ensure that we can continue to live on this planet and that future generations have the opportunities to make use of the extraordinary biodiversity we have.” You have to learn to get used to the look." And can use these natural assets that define the ecosystems in which we live,” he said. “The sustainable development agenda is about lifting people up, giving hope and creating opportunities so that they can build a better future. To be able to self-realize.And so Sustainability Week is going to contribute to this effort,” he said.
