UNGA78 Gambia's VP says world is facing numerous crises
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President, Muhammed B.S. Jallow, says the world is facing numerous crises and a multiplicity of daunting challenges that raise serious questions about the readiness and viability of multilateral institutions and arrangements, in the event of another crisis or pandemic.
He made the statement on Thursday at the general debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“The priorities of our times urgently warrant our collective attention and action. We must, therefore, undertake major reforms and organise our institutions better to make them fit for purpose. Achieving this has to begin with renewing our faith in both the Charter of the United Nations and inclusive Multilateralism," he said.
VP Jallow stressed that the world is in dire need of rebuilding that lost trust, and multilateral institutions must assist in regaining it by, first, reforming and retooling themselves.
He also said from underdevelopment to climate change, unsustainable debts to cost-of-living crises, and conflicts to marginalisation, “we need to cooperate better and share the burden of solutions equitably through greater partnerships and solidarity”.
“We have seven more years before the Decade of Action ends, yet the story on our global attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not very positive. It is a story of unfulfilled commitments, weak international cooperation, and a lack of genuine global solidarity. It is a story that is all too common when it comes to implementing global commitments,” he pointed out.
Consequently, he said, “we must recognise these global challenges and redouble our efforts by re-committing ourselves to the attainment of the SDGs in the Global South”.
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