Thank you for listening to Pictures Media Radio. Welcome to Policy and Rights,
the show about the government, policy and human rights. Welcome at the Policy
and Rates Here Depictions Media Radio. I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. As
we know, there are several issues happening around the world, but let's focus
on two of the biggest ones that have the biggest effect on what is happening
in the world today. One is war, the other is climate change.
Now, in the three segments that we have today, we're going to have
the Secretary of General as he is preempting into cop about climate change and his
trip to Antarctica, and he was saying this, scientists have said that the
Arctic ice has moved back enough to or hasn't returned enough to represent the like
the amount of ice it did not re occur is comparable to a few countries
in Europe and very sizable countries in Europe. Let's go that way, which
means that there's a significant amount of ice it didn't return this winter in Antarctica.
So he's also going to explain some of the reasons why we want to
be concerned about the amount of ice that is actually on our planet. In
consideration of warming the Sun, warming the planet, and the planet's ability to
simply reflect some of the Sun's radiation away from our own planet. So he's
going to make some statements about that, and he will also be asked in
questions, of course, about what's going on in Israel leading us back to
war once again. What's going on in Israel? What about the ceasefire?
How long is that going to last? In several issues around that peace in
the Middle East. In our next segment, we're going to have a representative
as he provides some sort of testimony about how important it is for one the
UN Security Council to stick to the agreements that they make, to enforce those
agreements with their various countries so that we find better commerce, we find people
countries are feeling secure about what is happening around them, the Eastern world or
the Western world being the bullies. And we've heard we hear that several times
from the Russian Federation that hey, once again it is the United States and
Western countries just trying to bulldoze the world into what it is that they want
and not having regard for anyone else. And he's going to be very articulate
about what it is that not only the UN Security Council can do, but
how we could work together as countries to ensure and listen to each other rather
than taking guns and shooting at each other. And this comes on the wake
of one of the worst there is a drone strikes that happened in Ukraine over
the past weekend. We are actually speaking to you today is November twenty seventh,
twenty twenty three. And lastly, we're gonna hear from about the the
the World Health Organization, as there is a lifetime achievement award in the public
given two organizers within the WHL. So we're going to hear a bit about
about how that actually plays out with doctor Tedros and others from that. And
why don't we get started with what Antonio Gerres had to say at a UN
stakeout in New York City, Africa back from an attack. Or secretary will
make some remarks and then he will take some questions. I have just returned
from Antarctica, the Sleeping Giant, a giant being awoken by climate chaos.
Together, Antarctica and Greenland are melting well over three times faster than they were
in the early nineties. It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of
Antarctica and there directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing. New figures
show that this September Antarctica sea ice was one point five million square kilometers smaller
than the average for the time of year, an area roughly equal to the
combined size of Portugal, Spain, France and Germany. And this year antarcticas
sea ice it an all time low. That matters for us all. What
happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica. We live in an interconnected world.
Melting sea highs means rising seas, and that directly endangers lives and livelihoods in
coastal communities across the globe. Floods and salt water intrusion, imperial crops and
drinking water, threatening food and water security. Homes are no longer insurable.
Coastal cities and the entire small island risk being lost to the seas, and
vital natural systems are at risk of being disrupted. The movement of waters around
Antarctica distributes heat, nutrients, and carbon around the world, helping to regulate
our climate and regional weather. Patterns, but that system is slowing as the
Southern Ocean grows warmer and less dense. Further slow down or entire breakdown would
spell catastrophe. The cause of all this destruction is clear, the fossil full
pollution, coating the hearth and heating the planet. Without changing course, we
are heading towards a kilometers three degree celsius temperature rise by the end of the
century, and sea surface temperature are already at record times. If we continue
as we are, and I strongly hope we will not, the Greenland and
West Antarctica high sheets will cross a deadly tipping point. These alone would ultimately
push up sea levels by around ten meters. We are trapped in a deadly
cycle. Ice reflects the Sun's rays. As it vanishes, more it is
absorbed into the HER's atmosphere, and that means more heating, which means more
storms, floods, fires, and droughts across the globe, and more melting,
which means with less ice, even more heating. At COP twenty eight,
which starts later this week, leaders must break this cycle. The solutions
are well known. Leaders must act to limit global temperatureize to one point five
degrees protect people from climate chaos and end the fossil fuel h We need a
global commitments to triple renewables, double energy efficiency, and bring clean power to
all by twenty thirty. We need a clear and credible commitment to phase out
fossil fuels on a time frame that aligns with the one point five degree limit.
And we need climate justice setting the world up for a huge increasing investment
in adaptation and loss and damage to protect people from climate extremes. Antarctica is
crying out for action. I saluted thousands of researchers in Antarcta and around the
world expanding our understanding of the change is taking place on the continent. They
are testament to human ingenuity and the immense benefits of international collaboration. Leaders must
not let the hopes of people around the world for a sustainable planet melt away.
They must make COP twenty eight count and I thank you zero, thank
you for this briefing. A couple questions, if I may, can you
react to allegations that the UAE has been negotiating carbon fuel deals on the sidelines
of COP and that's their intention. Are you worried about this undermining it?
And also just if you have any reaction to the ceasefire in Gaza happening.
We just heard it was extended another two days. How is the humanitarian relief
going from your perspective? Thank you well. In relation to the first question,
I can't believe it is true. In relation to the second, I
would say it's a glimpse of hope and humanity in the middle of the darkness
of war. And I strongly hope that these really enable us to increase even
more the humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza that is suffering so much,
knowing that even with that additional amount of time, it will be impossible to
satisfy all the dramatic needs of the popular sitting gas. Thank you, Secretary
General. Just another couple of quick questions on the Middle East conflict. The
UN has been pushing for Israel to also open the UN. You have been
pushing for Israel to allow aid deliveries through the com Shalom crossing as well.
Has Israel given you any indication that they might be willing to open that?
And then once a ceasefire is reached and the war stops. You've spoken about
the need for a reinvigorated Palestinian authority to run Gaza. What does a reinvigorated
Palestinian authority look like? What does that mean? Well, first of all,
I'm sincerely hopeful that it will be possible to have other crossings because they
will facilitate the distribution and also facilitate the control by the Israeli side. So
I'm very hopeful that this will happen a Palestinian authority, hopefully in the day
after. And as I mentioned, we will need to look seriously into all
the transition takes place and obviously before as implications on the after, and so
it's still early to know exactly how things will happen. But I believe that
we need a Palestinian authority with the responsibility to rule in GASA in the West
Bank and to create the conditions to make sure that the two state solutions moves
forward and this time moves forward in a way that is irreversible. And so
obviously this will naturally lead to a strengthened Palestinian authority, and I believe the
international community should be ready to support it. Welcome back, it's Pamela.
Far from CBS News on your trip. Renewables are being increased, They're at
the lowest cost they've been. The one thing you didn't say is whether or
not it is too late for the Antiarctic melting and the IC melting. It
is not too late. It is clear that if we now take decisions tripling
for twenty thirty the renewables energy available, and it is possible, and it
is cheaper than doing anything else, doubling energy efficiency because if we do not
spend energy, that is the best way to protect the climate. And finally,
phasing out fossil fools with a time frame that is compatible with zero point
five degrees. So if there is political will to take these three decisions,
we are perfectly on time to avoid any catastrophe in Antarctica and around the world.
Thank you, Thank you, Ahmakathy eight and news missus sexually general,
you have always championed the role of the civil society and climate action. How
do you intend to discuss with the civil society you are going to be present
in Dubai, especially after the last report about UI engaging in negotiations with fifteen
nations, and what message do you have for the activists who are going to
be underground since you have seen through the previous cops, how passionate they are
about the climate action. Thank you. Obviously, if there is a defining
issue of all times, if there is what we can call the most relevant
threats to humankind is climate. So to be passionate about climate is to be
passionate about humanity. Now, I already had a meeting with key civil society
leaders exactly in preparation of the COP and I intend to take profit of my
presence in the COP to have intense contact with the civil society that will be
present in the blue zone. Thank you very much, Thank thank you.
Tomorrow we have another present. Help all the best, welcome back. You
look cold. You know, most of us think that because well, an
article is on the bottom of the planet, it's the it's in the southern
hemisphere. Whatever could it possibly have on my well being? I live here
in Canada or the United States, you know, well, you know so
much for South America or Africa, in maybe even India. But that's simply
not true. We are all connected by way of our planet, and the
oceans connects us. The oceans has a lot to do with what is happening
weatherwise around the planet. It doesn't matter that it was in Antarctica Antarctica has
an effect on our weather systems here in the Northern Hemisphere and even in the
North Pacific or the North Atlantic. So we need to we need to pay
attention to everything that happens. We're a whole planet, not just separate pieces.
Okay, So why don't we move forward? And we're gonna listen to
what jeff Sachs has to say in a briefing that he gives to the UN
Security Council about a plan that might be viable to creating a world cooperation.
Now, what's next after world cooperation? It couldn't be something simple like global
peace? Right, something that we really we could we could do this.
We could have global peace within our lifetimes. How about that? That would
be an amazing thing. Why don't we listen to what Jeffrey Sachs has to
say as he actually spoke to the United Nations Security Council about a plan that
could lead to world peace? Was in the Actian Setsang Krombachian Club, Mister
President, Ambassador's Secretary General MDB, President RUSEF, Distinguished Diplomats, Ladies and
gentlemen. Today's meeting takes place at a time of several major wars. In
my testimony, I will refer to four. The Ukraine War, which started
in twenty fourteen with the violent overthrow of Ukraine's President Victor Yanikovich, The Israel
Palestine War, which has flared repeatedly since nineteen sixty seven, The Syrian War
which began in twenty eleven, and the Sahel Wars, which began in twenty
twelve in Mali and have now spread throughout the Sahel. These wars may seem
intractable, but they are not. Indeed, I would suggest that all four
wars could be ended quickly by agreement within the UN Security Council. One reason
is that major wars must be fed from the outside, both with external finances
and armaments. The UN Security Council could agree to choke off these awful wars
by withholding external finance and armaments. This would require an agreement among the major
powers. The other reason why these wars can end quickly is that they result
from economic and political factors that can be addressed through diplomacy rather than through war.
By addressing the underlying political and economic factors, the Security Council can establish
conditions for peace and sustainable development. Let me consider each of the four Wars
in turn. Briefly, the war in Ukraine has two main political causes.
The first is the attempt NATO to expand to Ukraine despite the timely and repeated
objections by Russia. Russia considers NATO presence in Ukraine as a significant threat to
Russia's security. The second political causes the East West ethnic division in Ukraine,
partly along linguistic and partly along religious lines. Following the overthrow of President Yanikovich
in twenty fourteen, ethnic Russian regions broke away from the post coup government and
appealed for protection and autonomy. The Minsko Agreement, endorsed by this Council and
Resolution twenty two oh two, called for regional autonomy to be incorporated in Ukraine's
constitution, but the agreement was never implemented by Ukraine, despite the UN Security
Council backing. The economic cause of the war results from the fact that Ukraine's
economy faces both west to the European Union and east to Russia, Central Asia
and East Asia. When the EU tried to negotiate a free trade agreement with
Ukraine, Russia expressed alarm that its own trade and investments in Ukraine would be
undermined unless a three way agreement was reached among the EU, Russia, and
Ukraine to ensure that Ukrainian Russian trade and investment would be sustained alongside EU Ukrainian
trade. This is a well known event in trade negotiations. Unfortunately, the
EU was apparently not prepared to negotiate with Russia over such a three way arrangement,
and the competing east West orientation of Ukraine's economy was never resolved. This
Council could end the Ukraine War quickly by addressing its underlying political and economic causes.
On the political front, the p five countries should agree to extend a
security guaranteed to Ukraine while also agreeing that NATO will not expand to Ukraine,
thereby addressing Russia's concerns over NATO enlargement. The Council should also work to achieve
a lay lasting governance solution regarding Ukraine's ethnic divisions. On the economic side,
there are two considerations, one in policy and the other in finance. On
policy, Ukraine's strong economic interest is to join the European Union while also maintaining
open trade in financial relations with Russia and the rest of Eurasia. Ukraine's trade
policy should be inclusive rather than diversionary, allowing Ukraine to serve as a vibrant
economic bridge across the East and West of Eurasia. On the financing side,
Ukraine will need funding for reconstruction and for new physical infrastructure such as fast rail,
renewable energy five G and port modernization. As I described below, I
recommend that the Security Council establish a new Peace and Development Fund to help mobilize
the financing to help Ukraine and other war zones to turn away from war towards
recovery and long term sustainable development. Considering a simil way the war in Israel
and Palestine, hereto the war could be ended quickly by the Council enforcing the
many UN Security Council resolutions made over several decades calling for a return to the
nineteen sixty seven borders, an end of Israel's settlement activities in the occupied territories,
and the two state solution, Including in UN Security Council's resolutions two forty
two, three thirty eight, thirteen ninety seven, fifteen fifteen and twenty three
thirty four, it is clear that Israel and Palestine are unable to reach agreements
in line with these UN Security Council resolutions. On both sides, hardliners repeatedly
frustrate moderate moderates who seek peace based on the two state solution. It is
high time, therefore, in my view, for the UN Security Council,
to enforce its decisions by implementing a just and lasting solution that is in the
interests of both Israel and Palestine, rather than allowing hardliners on both side to
ignore the mandate of this Council and thereby to threaten global peace. My recommendation
to this Council is that it immediately recognized the state of Palestine in a matter
of days or weeks, and welcome Palestine as a full member of the United
Nations, with the capital in East Jerusalem and with sovereign control over the Islamic
Holy Sites. The Council should establish a peacekeeping force drawn heavily from the neighboring
Arab countries to help provide security in Palestine. Such an outcome is in the
overwhelming will of the international community and the manifest interest of both Israel and Palestine.
Despite the vociferous objections by hard line rejectionists on both sides, of the
divide. An economic strategy should accompany the political strategy. Most importantly, the
new sovereign state of Palestine must be economically viable, and I give several examples
of how that can be done. But most importantly, both Israel and Palestine
should become part of an INN in to grate its sustainable development plan for the
Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East that supports climate resilience and the region's transition to green
energy. The Council could similarly end the war in Syria. The Syrian War
broke out in twenty eleven when several regional powers and the United States joined forces
to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. This deeply misguided regime
change operation failed, but it triggered a prolonged war with enormous bloodshed and destruction,
including of ancient cultural heritage sites. The Council should make clear that all
P five countries and the countries in Syria's neighborhood are in full agreement, that
all regime change attempts are now permanently ended, and that the UN Security Council
intends to work closely with the Syrian government on reconstruction and development and the economic
side. Syria's best hope is to become closely integrated into the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East region, especially through the construction of physical infrastructure connecting Syria with Turkey,
the Middle East, and the Mediterranean nations. The war in the Sahel
has similar roots. Just as the regional powers in the US aim to overthrow
the regime of Bashar al Assad in twenty eleven, the NATO powers similarly aimed
to overthrow the regime of Mohamer Kadafi. In pursuing this aim, they grossly
exceeded the mandate of UN Security Council Resolution nineteen seventy three, which had authorized
the protection of Libya's civilian population but certainly not authorized a NATO led regime change.
The violent overthrow of the Libyan government quickly spilled over to the impoverished countries
of the Sahil. Poverty alone made these Sahelian countries highly vulnerable to the influx
of armaments and militias. The result has been ongoing violence and multiple coups,
gravely undermining the possibility of economic improvement. The countries of the the saw Hell
form a natural aggregation for regional economic investment in infrastructure. The entire region urgently
needs investments in electrification, digital access, water and sanitation, and road and
rail transport, as well as in social services, notably education and healthcare.
As the saw Hell is among the poorest regions of the world, if not
the poorest, the governments are utterly unable to finance the needed investments here too,
and perhaps more than in any other region, the Sawhel needs external funding
to make the transition from war to peace and from extreme poverty to sustainable development.
All P five members, and indeed the whole world, have suffered adverse
consequences from the continuation of these wars. All countries are paying a price in
terms of financial burdens, economic instability, risks of terrorism, and risks of
wider war. The Security Council is in a position to take decisive actions to
end the wars precisely because it is clear that the interests of all UN Security
Security Council members, and notably all of the P five countries, is to
bring these long standing wars to an end before they escalate into even more dangerous
conflicts. The Security Council is vested with considerable powers by the UN Charter.
When it has the resolve of its members. It can introduce peacekeepers and even
armies if necessary. It can impose economic sanctions on countries that do not comply
with UN Security Council resolutions. It can provide security guarantees to nations. It
can make referrals to the International Criminal Court to stop war crimes. In short,
the Council is certainly able to enforce its resolutions if it chooses to do
so. For the sake of global peace. Let the Council now choose to
end these wars. The UN Security Council can also bolster its toolkit by engaging
in economic peace building alongside the more usual decisions on borders, peacekeeper, sanctioned
and the like. I've mentioned already several times the idea of creating a new
peace and development fund that the UN Security Council could deploy to create positive dynamics
for sustainable development and to work with other investors such as the World Bank,
the IMF, the regional development banks such as the NDB, and others to
co invest in peace making. I would recommend three guideposts for such a fund.
First, it would be funded by the major powers by transferring a part
of their military outlays to global peace making. The US, for example,
now spends roughly one trillion dollars per year on the military, while China,
Russia, India, and Saudi Arabia are the next biggest spenders, with combined
military spending roughly half of the US. Suppose that these countries reduce military outlays
by just ten percent and redirect the savings to the Peace and Development Fund,
that alone would free up around one hundred and sixty billion dollars per year.
Second, the Fund would emphasize regional integration. This is paramount for peacemaking as
well as for successful development. Ukraine would be helped to integrate both West and
East Israel, Palestine in Syria would all be helped to integrate in a network
of the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East. The Sahou countries would be helped to
break their isolation and lack of services through a network of infrastructure. Third,
the Peace and Development Fund would partner with other funding streams, such as China's
Belton Road Initiative, the European Union's Global Gateway, the G seven's Global Partnership
for Infrastructure and Investment, and increased lending by the Bretton Woods Institutions. In
the regional development banks, as the Secretary General has called for in the SDG
stimulus. Interestingly, the Fund for Peace and Development could be a vehicle for
greater investment partnerships that links China, the EU, the United States, and
the G Seven. This too, would be a contribution towards peace, not
only into ending today's wars, but in to increase in cooperation among the world's
major powers. Directly across the street from US as Isaiah's Wall, with the
visionary words of the great Jewish prophet of the eighth century BCE, they shall
beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations shall not
lift upsword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. It is time
to honor Isaiah's words by ending these useless and destructive wars, slashing military outlays,
and turning the savings into new investments in education, healthcare, renewable energy,
and social protection. As an American, I am proud that our greatest
President, Franklin Eleanor Roosevelt, was the visionary who oversaw the establishment of this
great institution. I firmly believe in the capacity of the United Nations and of
this Security Council to keep the peace and to promote sustainable development. When all
one hundred ninety three UN member states or one hundred ninety four with the membership
of Palestine live up to the UN Charter, we will have a new global
age of peace and sustainable development. Thank you. You know, when we
get over this idea of why not roch I listen to them. They're the
Eastern countries. They have no clue about anything, They're evil or whatever else
we might be hearing about Eastern people or people who are not the same as
us. When we get over the fact that they're different and we learn to
celebrate those differences instead of putting them down, we may actually find some fine
Jeffrey Sachs plan, as he described, a viable thing and an achievable thing.
So why do we move forward? As doctor Tedros receives a achievement award
from a group in Africa pout Is Tenia at the doublin true Doctor Tedros example
five what we call the conformative leaguers stealing in operation through complex global health challenging
with the really and really it's committment to ensuring access to healthcare, promoting degree
and star Fling emergency and train and left and and the abor hm impact on
the left of billions around the world. Additionally, doctor ten was playing an
instrumental role in the establishment of what we call a freak a cidy. For
all of you don't know that. It's in twenty thirteen when it was Means
of Varia first during a meeting in Auta that for the first time he said,
why we're gonnot create a continental operasion called a freaker cidity. It was
the first time someone talked about the fat If you want to know what the
funding part of a freaker cidity is seeing it's commit meant to championing the International
Health Regulation and the Pandemic Agreement which constitutes the INTERNS and legal framework for a
anyting pandemic prevention, preparedness and resolt stand because of inspiration for all of us.
The testaments with the impact one in Dudual can have on the health and
wealthy of the Remney. I want to hand over to my sister when she
has to work with look at Tatos for a very long time. She's also
his sister and a friend of doctor Ted. I wanted to pay a few
words for doctor table before for they did. Thank you very much, doctor
John. Did you have the APPETA CDC and good afternoon. So there's amazing
collection of partners, young people, leaders, ministers and what all the fuss.
You're excellent, thank you for having So it's very difficult to talk about
your boss, your inspiration, who's ten years or so younger than you.
But I'd like to really on behalf of all the stuff in the UTU,
particularly on behalf of my colleagues in the African continent, in the African Region,
say how proudly are of you? That was how much we believe,
how much we really believe you deserve this recognition by the Africans in DC.
I was privileged to be at that meeting when you proposed. At that time,
I was the assistant reason a directitans when you came up as the estyff
Health for Helpia with the idea of establishing the African Civic I've followed and worked
with you as the Minister of Health. I've been privileged to interact with you
when you are the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia in the African Union,
and I have been really inspired by your leaders, your team and all of
us and the original directors and all the regions that they're being chos. I've
been inspired by the transformation that you've may end up being true itself in seeking
new ways of working, new partnerships, new funding, and particularly in emphatising
and in private those of us in Africa the importance of working with our communities,
our young people, creating the space and being an example in doing that
in our healths. We've worked very much in the African region along that line.
We have established a UN volunteers program for young women of which I've been
very proud. We managed to mobilize by three hundred young African women to join
that future in Africa and make their part up into other regions and the focus
that was part of what you inspired us to do. I know that you
work. You lead from the heart, and you lead from your brain.
Work and let us paid you encounter some challenging in the openness, in the
preparedness to change the way that mutual works, in your readiness to challenge no
normality that have been accepted in the global relationships between the North and the South,
and particular with Africa. Sometimes that's making the difficulties some countries have decided
to redraw their finances from that you chose for a while to punish you for
your vision and your leadership. We are proud of you, and we'd likely
to continue to work in this way with your particular focus on equity, justice,
people and international institutions and organizations that take that as well moral responsibility,
and then working on the strategic ways to make that fact happen with all of
the partners. We're inspired by the way in which I'm looking to diversify the
sorting of funding from the virtue because that will also help us to be a
better partner to our manstin so younger brother, my dear boss. I'm really
proud of you and well done to have the World Reserves recognition. Excellency the
at Coolague. You would be some fun. This is the post that the
very close time for Taos to receive in our world format. H Then who
a mile, that's a general think I don't ahead of Stea. I was
talking to President of form of US who say we are represented all of us
bar his excellency I can be laim and Excellency Deparments of Namibia who will come
to our ward took that headows please let us stand and invite our leaders to
come. Thank you, Thank you, ALLDI then look back it bloss committed
that he will not cry. I think he will stick to is commit.
Men, I'm there. If you want to cry, just look at me.
We want to give him an opportunity to say a few words. After
that we'll watch it with you. Okay. Number of readers who wanted to
recognize this moment doctor by stick on the paper then crying, your excellency President
kind your excellency Prime Minister Sarah Helen, Honorable Minister Silvia Sable, and my
dear sister Shed and my dear brother Region and the co chair Margaret. Their
ministers, by the way, not only from our continent, we have ministers
from the Caribbean also. I don't know if there are others, but essentially
from barbedoes. It's here. That's why I would recognize. And this classform
is also being used to strengthen the Africa Caribbean partnership. And really glad to
see how Cita Chase is growing as a prior son of Africa. I'm deeply
happy to accept this a word, I thank the African Union and the African
CDC for this great honor, especially my brother John, great honor, thank
you so much. In twenty thirty, when I was Foreign Minister of my
country Ethiopia, I was fortunate to chair the Foreign Ministers Council in the development
of Agenda twenty sixty three. That was the fiftieth anniversary of OAU and also
ten years I think after African Convenion. The blueprint that Agenda twenty sixty three,
as you know, we call it the blueprint of the Apica we want.
Agenda twenty sixty three was built on seven pillars, including now in support
of that pillar. It was at that point that we started discussions about building
continental institutions together without my fellow or ministers and also ministers of health. And
that's why, as John said in twoly twenty sixteen, at the meeting of
the African Union, for the first time, the idea of the Africa CITZ
was proposed. Since then, a lot has been done, including the establishment
of Africa Citizen and the African Latinist agents, especially Applican Citizen has grown from
strange to strains and I consider Africa Citizy as my daughter, and I'm glad
to see my daughter growing from strength to strains. After my election as Director
General of w two in twenty seventeen, I continue to support the strengthening of
the Africa CITZ and AMMA and we have continued to supp sport and healthier Africa
through other initiatives including the Margin and technology transfer have in South Africa with my
sister, very important initiative that we think we'll address the epigy problems that we
place during the fandom. But even more important than investments in institutions, in
investments in human capital in people, especially in our young ones. This is
one of the other priorities of agenda when in sixty step we want. For
too long young African public health professionals have not had the opportunities they deserve at
a pature. We have begun to change that by transforming our international program,
paying our interns for the first time and also establishing the Young Locational program.
As you know this ye who marche who this year March debut into seven five
year seventeen aniversary. We were founded in nineteen forty eight as nations sow to
build the new World together in the aftermath of the Second World War. Our
constitution beginness with two important definitions, first that health is a fundamental human right
for all people, and second that the health for all people is fundamental peace
and security. Seventy five years later, those works are more relevant than ever,
and I remain more convinced than ever that the healthy Africa is the foundation
of the more prosperous, more secure, more equitable and more peaceful Africa.
We all long word and you know the African program forms do not grow before
the head. In the same way, Hell is not a product of strong
and prosperous nations. It's the foundation. Of course, it can be also
a by product of prosperity. A healthy population is a productive, innovative and
a zilian population. And the best way to protect and promote the health of
the population is to make sure all its people can access in health services they
need, where and when they need them, without basing financial action. That's
why the entire top priority remains universalian coverage, built on strong time care.
Our continent is the birth place of humanity and it will play a vital part
in the future of humanity in the coming say to it and beyond. Our
continent is home to some of the richest resources on Earth. I don't mean
the resources very underground. I mean the ones above the ground, our brothers
and sisters, I mean the human capital and the human sources. They are
the future of our great continent and they must be the focus of our investments
now. It took almost seventy five years for demage Or to have the first
African Director General, but it will not take another seventy for the next one.
Maybe they're a child growing up poor and the midst of conflict like I
did. Maybe they're a student like I was. Maybe they're working to promote
and protect held at the local level like I did. Maybe they're working in
government as I had the honor to do. W who knows. Maybe they
are in this Thank you so much again for this great honor, and I
accept it with a mixture of pride and humility, not only on my own
behalf, but on behalf of all my colleagues at who who work every day,
sometimes in difficult and dangerous situations, to protect and promote behld of the
world's people, and especially humbled to receive this award from the hands of this
excellency President Chilema and Prime Minister Serah. That gives me more. Thank you
so much and I would like to use this opportunity also your excellency to have
to recognize your leadership was global, continental and your own country because I know
your commitment to help. So thank you. Thank you so much for your
leadership and for the change you're making, which I fully agree with what he
had already outlined. By the way I gave him an e Tiptian name because
I misspelled his name Kassi. That's it very close as Africa has made me
who I am, and I hope in some small way to repay that.
That's I'm in lettered to our continent Africa. Thank you. Yeah. Maybe
one thing I would like to say when John said I haven't received awards from
Africa is from African Union, because I have been sharing up the foreign affairs
the africas it is in many things from Africa, though, I would like
to recognize the recognition from his excellency President of Senegal. I think this was
in early actually twenty seventeen eighteen, and then from Benin also President of Benin,
and then from South Africa as well recently. So thank you so much
for all this recognition and I really appreciate it. And this one, you
know which I accept with pride, thank you so much. In the thank
yousent mine yea. And to close, there is a video, a video
of a few people, respected people. We say we want to make our
voice for Tetros to know how we love him and how we respect what he's
doing. I hope we can have this video and we don't have network Chalange,
please the video for Tetros. In a world seeped by leaders, one
stands out guiding with moral clarency, courage and transformitative vision. Today we honor
this leader, Doctor Tedru's at Doctor Tedros has been changing lives for the better
for several decades. He has always had the courage to challenge the statusco never
shining away from what others would consider intractable challenges. He continuously demonstrates he's relentless
and doing what's right for people, from vaccines to reproduct the rights. In
his tenure at the WHO, we have seen just how uncompromising in his commitment
to stand by science and evidence in the realm of global health. Doctor Tedrous
has left an dailible mark as a champion of universal health coverage, a course
that transcends borders and addresses fundamental human rights. His impact on work also extends
to the strengthen of individual countries, ensuring better resources, empowered personnel, and
supporting ministries of health to fulfill their vital rules and enhance the overall impact where
it is most needed. Under his leadership, who has confronted challenges like the
twenty eighteen to twenty twenty Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
the unprecedented global impact of the COVID nineteen pandemic during one of the most significant
health crisis, he is a human history. He showcased exceptional leadership by coordinating
the global response to COVID nineteen, combating misinformation and advocating for vaccine equity and
international cooperation. When I have to talk about doctor ted Was sometimes I feel
emotional. That person is just amazing. Look that Tedros was not elected that
of general just because it's a politician. He created innovation on the way to
lead public and at thank you for what we have doing. You have a
lot to share with the world. We have a lot to share with afrite.
Doctor Tedros has not only made significant contributions to global health, he has
also been instrumental in promoting gender equity through Doublemhb's world. His impact resonates across
generations, borders, and disciplines, serving as an inspiration for all who seek
to make a difference. Doctor Federals is a two jumping for all. He
has to there for four people. First, I'm glad to be on the
same team as doctor Pedros. So Doctor Fedros, pip up the good work.
We are with you. Today. We celebrate doctor Tedri's face leadership,
courage and integrity and present him with the Lifetime Achievements in Public Health Awards.
Congratulations doctor Tedrums. All my time a very big big run over of a
blaws. Well, Doctor ted Ross, well deserved honor. Congratulations once again.
Well, I think it's only appropriate now that we have some celebration.
Yes, and I'm going to invite the National Dance Troupe. They will perform
in the aisles those of you that may not be able to see them.
Clearly, we asked her to just focus on the screens. We will be
in their performance on the screens. And this is really to celebrate doctor tech
Us today and also to welcome all the delegates that have come from out You
know, doctor Tedro should be celebrated for what he has done to bring global
peace and to bring medicine, medicines and humanitarian efforts to all parts of the
world, not just Africa. His achievements are are pretty great, and he
has done a lot for our human race during especially the last decade so major
problems, and we have people speaking with real solutions as we listen to Antonio
Grares as he talked about climate change and trying to find real solutions to slowing
down the effects that we are seeing on our planet. We also heard from
Jeffrey Sachs as he spoke to the Uan Security Council about a plan that would
ensure that we start listening to each other and hearing each other's fears, our
strengths, and our needs. The sooner we start paying attention to the fact
that that we're all human and that we all have the same needs, same
desires, the same things that want to happen, well, we all start
realizing that we could actually achieve a piece in our lifetime. Thank you for
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