Urgent Multilateral Action Crucial for Tackling Growing Climate Emergency, Global Food Crisis, Secretary-General Tells Group of 20 Foreign Ministers Meeting – World
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 12, 2022
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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers on strengthening multilateralism, in Bali, Indonesia, today:
This G20 meeting comes at an extremely challenging moment for multilateralism and global governance.
The international order is at risk of coming apart at the seams. The climate crisis is close to the point of no return. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed millions; hunger and poverty are rising; years of development gains are being lost. A multifaceted war is raging in the heart . . .