"Our world is challenged like never before.From #climatechange, to conflicts, to #COVID19, which is putting the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. It would be easy to lose hope. But we are not hopeless" @antonioguterres
"We have a path to recovery. Ifwe choose to take it. That’s what this SDG Moment is all about.Coming together to save our planet. And today we are coming together with @BTS_twt" @antonioguterres
"Two weeks ago, I launched Our Common Agenda –A plan to re-boot the multilateral system and gather the world around our common objectives. Because only by recovering together can we get the SDGs back on track"
I see five areas for urgent action.
1⃣End this pandemic.
2⃣Stay on track toend poverty by 203
3⃣Equal rights for women and girls.
4⃣Climate Change
5⃣Work together
"Let the setback that the world has seen strengthen our resolve and reinforce our determination to recover from the pandemic and to build the #SDGs
"We must move beyond to simply overcoming the #COVID19 crisis to build back better and stronger" @TheBlueHouseENG.
"Together with the @BTS_twt, the first Special Envoy from the private sector I hope that today's gathering will serve as an opportunity to mobilize the future generations to the #SDG...
Guided by the conviction that nobody is safe until everyone is safe" @thebluehouseng
"There were times during the past two years when I too felt bewildered and troubled, but still, we had people who cried out "let's live on, let's make the best of this moment" @BTS_twt
"We are in the ideal time of our lives to take on new challenges. It wasn't as if you could blame anyone. You must have felt the frustration... the world changed like if we were transported in a flash to a parallel one" @BTS_twt
"It was a time for us to mourn, for the things that #COVID19 took away from us, a time to discover how precious each and every moment we had taken for granted was " @BTS_twt
"Everyone agrees that #ClimateChange is an important problem but talking about the best solution might be, that's not easy. It's a topic that is tough to make conclusions about" @BTS_twt
"I learned that there are many young people interested in environmental issues and choose it as their field of study.
The future is unexplored territory, and that's where we more than anyone will spend our time. And they are searching for the answers"
"I hope we just don't consider the future as grim darkness. We have people concerned for the world and searching for answers. There are still many pages left in the story about us and I feel like we shouldn't talk like the ending has already been written" @BTS_twt
"Sometimes it feels like the world is stuck in place. It feels like if you've lost your way. There was a time when we felt the same way" @BTS_twt
"I've heard that people in their teens and 20's today are being referred to as #Covid lost generation. That they lost their way at the time they needed the most opportunities...but I think it's a stretch to say they're lost" @BTS_twt
"In these pictures, you can see there are kids that are trying to learn new things... They are not lost, they are finding new courage and taking on new challenges" @BTS_twt
"Instead of the lost generation, a more appropriate name would be the 'welcome' generation because instead of fearing change, this generation says "welcome" and keeps pushing ahead" @BTS_twt
"If we believe in possibilities and hope, even when the unexpected happens we won't lose our way, but discover a new one" @BTS_twt
"There will be choices we make that might not be perfect but that does not mean there won't be anything we can do" @BTS_twt
What is important are the choices we make when we are faced with change right? Some of you heard the news that we were coming to the UN and a lot of you were wondering whether we were #vaccinated... and yes all seven of us, of course, we received #COVID19Vaccination
We thought the world stopped but it continues to move forward, I believe that every choice that we make is the beginning of change, not the end. I hope that in this... new world we can say to each other: "Welcome". @BTS_twt
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Today, millions of Palestine refugees fear that the public services on which their lives depend will soon disappear. They fear that their children will be deprived of education, illnesses will go untreated, and social support will stop
– @UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini, 6 Nov 24
The entire population of Gaza fears that their only remaining lifeline will be cut
Without intervention by Member States, @UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos
@UNRWA I have three urgent requests, I ask that Member States: 1) Act to prevent the implementation of the legislation against @UNRWA 2) Ensure that any plan for a political transition delineates UNRWA's role 3) Maintain funding to UNRWA, and do not withhold or divert funds
.@UNRWA takes allegations of neutrality breaches extremely seriously. We do not operate in a zero-risk environment, but we take a zero-tolerance approach to any proven breaches
– Philippe Lazzarini, 6 Nov 24
It is problematic, however, that unsubstantiated allegations are used to justify actions against the Agency
The Independent Review of @UNRWA’s neutrality found that the Agency has a more robust neutrality framework than comparable entities
@UNRWA For over 15 years, @UNRWA has shared annually the names of its staff with the Government of Israel. We now share these names on a quarterly basis
The Knesset legislation forbids contact between Israeli State officials and @UNRWA representatives. It prohibits UNRWA operations in what it calls the sovereign territory of the State of Israel
Its implementation will have disastrous consequences
– Philippe Lazzarini, 6 Nov 24
@UNRWA In Gaza, dismantling @UNRWA will collapse the United Nations humanitarian response, which relies heavily on the Agency’s infrastructure
@UNRWA Glaringly absent from discussion about Gaza without @UNRWA is education
The Agency has been providing education to generation of Palestine refugees, many of whom have achieved remarkable success in the region and around the world
UNRWA is a mechanism for which this Assembly has tasked the UN to assist Palestine refugees. Unique among UN agencies, UNRWA is mandated to directly provide public-like services, inc. education, primary health care and social support
– @UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini, 6 Nov 24
.@UNRWA services primary concern human development
However, our large footprint and long experience enabled us to transform rapidly into a humanitarian machine in Gaza
Our teachers became shelter managers overnight, our health clinics transformed into emergency rooms
@UNRWA Our health teams were critical to rolling out the emergency polio vaccination campaign
A year of the most intense bombardment of a civilian population since World War II and the severe restriction on humanitarian aid have transformed Gaza into a dystopian horror
– @UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini, 6 Nov 24
In northern Gaza, Palestinians are being burned and buried alive by airstrikes
A brutal siege and attacks on hospitals & rescue teams are denying lifesaving supplies and assistance to the population
Men and boys are being arrested and reportedly detained in undisclosed locations
The action of Israeli forces and pervasive insecurity are rendering the humanitarian response untenable
We convene at a time when the work of @UNRWA is more crucial than ever before but we also convene at a time when its ability to operate has never been more in doubt
– General Assembly President Philémon Yang @UN_PGA, 6 Nov 24
As @UNLazzarini has informed, @UNRWA may soon be facing an effective end to its mandate
The Israeli Parliament decided to adopt two laws on 28 Oct – which if implemented – would prevent UNRWA from undertaking its essential work in Gaza and occupied West Bank, inc. East Jerusalem
@UNLazzarini @UNRWA As an agency directly established by the General Assembly, I have in my capacity as President, a special responsibility to call on Member States to respect the decisions of this Assembly