United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed the importance of unity, solidarity and multilateral solutions to overcome the food and energy crises and address the lack of trust that undermines global action in all areas.
“Multilateral solutions can only be based on honesty and fairness,” Guterres said at a working session on food and energy crises during the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, urging G20 countries to take these foundations into account in their decisions.
He added that this year’s affordability crisis could escalate into a global food insecurity crisis next year if coordinated action is not taken. He stressed the importance of the initiative to transship grain across the Black Sea and the agreement to facilitate the supply of Russian fertilizers, including ammonia, to world markets.
He emphasized that recent contacts with the European Union, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries have removed many obstacles to the free flow of Russian food and fertilizers to world markets, noting that the first batch of Russian fertilizers donated by Uralchem and managed by The World Food Program started shipping to the port of the Dutch.
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that the lack of funding is also exacerbating the food crisis as developing countries facing high costs have already been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, reiterating his call for a stimulus package. for sustainable development purposes in order to provide sufficient liquidity for these countries.
Guterres touched on the climate crisis, saying that changing weather patterns, droughts and storms are disrupting crop and fisheries cycles and driving people to starvation, explaining that 80% of global emissions come from this table and there is no way we can overcome change climate without a solidarity pact climate between developed countries and large emerging economies, and developed countries should take the lead in reducing emissions
Regarding the energy crisis, the Secretary-General of the United Nations called on developed countries, as well as international financial institutions and technology companies, to mobilize and provide financial and technical support so that large emerging economies can accelerate their transition to renewable energy. sources.
