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In opening her speech with a Maori greeting, Ms. Ardern pointed out how the collapse of multilateralism would have a negative impact on her country and on other Pacific countries, particularly on climate change.
"Any disintegration of multilateralism – any attack on climate-related goals and agreements – is not an interesting footnote in geopolitical history. They are catastrophic, "she warned.
Given today's challenges, with their global nature and impact, "the need for collective action and multilateralism has never been more evident," said the Prime Minister.
And yet global debates and dialogues are not about the relevance and importance of international institutions, but "we have to defend ourselves", which begs the question, "How did we get here and how did we come here? did we go out? ? "
Premier Ardern said that when Pacific Island leaders met at the Pacific Islands Forum two weeks ago, they said climate change was "the biggest threat" to the security of their region.
"The impacts of climate change are not academic or even debatable," she said. "They observe rising sea levels, extreme weather events and the impact on their water supply and food crops."
She called it "a dreadful reality" to hear someone talking about the location of the sea when they were children and the potential loss of their entire village as a "rainy day". adult.
Noting that the action as a result of this global challenge remains optional, she said: "But inaction does not have an impact."
She detailed New Zealand's efforts to combat this phenomenon, including the reduction of offshore oil and gas exploration permits; set a goal of 100% renewable energy by 2035; create a green infrastructure fund for innovation; and plant a billion trees over the next ten years.
"These plans are ambitiously ambitious," she said, adding that "the threat of climate change demands it."
Explaining that her country accounts for less than 0.2% of global emissions, she said: "That's why, as a global community, and not since the establishment of the United importance of collective action and multilateralism are more important than climate change. "
"This should be a rallying cry for all of us," she said, urging world leaders to "rebuild and renew multilateralism" as international action works "in our best interest".
"In the face of isolationism, protectionism, racism – the simple concept of looking outward and beyond ourselves, of kindness and collectivism, may well be a good starting point," he said. she declared. "So let's start here with the institutions that have served us well when needed, and we will do it again."
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