NEW YORK 24 September 2020 –?Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) met virtually on the margins of the UN General Assembly on September 23 and expressed concern about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their countries.
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I thank Climate Analytics for the opportunity to share a few thoughts with you on the occasion of? this timely and important event.
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It is my pleasure to be here with you and participate in this important discussion on catalyzing finance and investment for the achievement of SDG 7.
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First, thank you Your Excellency? Tleuberdi, for inviting me to this meeting.
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A big thank you , Malo Aupito!
to New Zealand’s Embassy to the Republic of Korea.
A big thank you to the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI),
Our co-organizers.
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We enter the last decade of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.? We enter the last five years of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing countries.
Above all we find ourselves in an unprecedented situation.
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