{"id":280934,"date":"2024-09-25T15:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/?p=280934"},"modified":"2024-09-25T16:26:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:26:44","slug":"pga-remarks-at-the-global-development-initiative-side-event-gdi-support-for-the-global-south-we-are-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/79\/2024\/09\/25\/pga-remarks-at-the-global-development-initiative-side-event-gdi-support-for-the-global-south-we-are-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Remarks at the Global Development Initiative Side Event: \u2018GDI support for the Global South: We are in action\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Remarks by the President of the General Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr. Phil\u00e9mon Yang<\/strong><\/p>\n Global Development Initiative Side Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018GDI support for the Global South: We are in action\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 25 September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n [As Delivered]<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your Excellency, Mr. WANG Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China,<\/p>\n Your Excellency, Mr. FU Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, Excellencies, <\/p>\n It is an honor to join you today and I thank everybody who has organized this meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Allow me to commend the Government of China for its leadership in spearheading the Global Development Initiative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With an estimated 590 million people still living in extreme poverty, and with 600 million people facing hunger, we need every single tool at our disposal to reverse these trends.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Global Development Initiative, which is now supported by more than 80 countries, is therefore a commendable effort to mobilize much needed resources and drive collective action.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is encouraging to note that more than 600 projects have received support, with US $10 billion earmarked for implementation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The achievements of the Global Development Initiative are extremely valuable and can contribute to fast-tracking the Sustainable Development Goals, which we all know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Summit of the Future reinvigorated action, and we must leverage every opportunity before us.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As President of the General Assembly, I must reiterate the importance of achieving sustainable development in the Global South, and in Africa in particular.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We need to close the digital divide, to empower young people, to foster peace, and to drive sustainable socio-economic progress all over.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Doing this requires cooperation across all levels and platforms, and it requires innovative new resources of funding.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Global Development Initiative must certainly be our new and invaluable tool.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today\u2019s discussion offers an opportunity to reflect on progress, understand the challenges, and to build new momentum for implementation of the Initiative and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I thank you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sharon Birch, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly, Tel: 1 646-342-5873, email:\u00a0birchs@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n Mariam Shaikh, Dr. Advisor, Media and Communications, Office of the President of the General Assembly, Tel: 1 9173614990, email:\u00a0mariam.shaikh@un.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get more updates<\/strong>\u00a0on the statements and the engagements of the President of the General Assembly from the following digital and social media channels:<\/p>\n Website<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0YouTube:\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0X (Twitter):<\/a>\u00a0Instagram<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0LinkedIn:\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Photo Repository:\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 Remarks by the President of the General Assembly Mr. Phil\u00e9mon Yang Global Development Initiative Side Event: \u2018GDI support for the Global South: We are in action\u2019 25 September […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-speeches","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n