🇧🇿 Addressing
#UNGA79
General Debate,
#Belize
Foreign Affairs Minister
@fwfonseca16
reminded the world that small island developing States (
#SIDS
🏝️) contribute less than 1% of global emissions, while G20 nations contribute ~80%, urging stronger mitigation efforts from the bloc.
Promising talks w/ 🇷🇼’s Minister
@onduhungirehe
and 🇩🇴‘s Vice Minister for Multilateral Foreign Policy, Rubén Silié.
I commended both Governments’ efforts to facilitate safe & regular pathways, while actively contributing to identifying solutions to climate-induced displacement.
An intense yet highly productive
#UNGA
week has come to an end!
Grateful for all we've achieved, especially the promising
#PactoftheFuture
. Let's work to keep migration high on the agenda to leverage its immense potential.
We need positive narratives on migration and tell the world about the positive contributions migrants bring in terms of skills, culture, knowledge & innovation.
W/
@AmericaFerrera
, we’re at
#UNGA
countering misinformation & amplifying migrant voices. It’s time the world listens!
It is high time we include climate mobility in the global governance and policy discussions.
From the discussions at
#UNGA
, the message is clear: solutions to
#climatechange
are a priority!
🇩🇲 Recalling the devastation caused to
#Dominica
by Tropical Storm Erica in 2015 & Hurricane Maria in 2017, Sylvanie Burton, President of Dominica, urged Member States to undertake “urgent, bold & decisive action” to limit global warming, calling it a "moral imperative".
#UNGA79
Asha Richards 🇯🇲 among ten young leaders globally, chosen to be an IOM Youth
#Changemaker
! She attended the UN General Assembly this week in NY!
Find out more here 👉🏾
#Urbanization
may have negative impacts on the environment, affecting communities in peri-urban areas. Kamala Thomas and her family advocate for the protection of Bob Marley Beach and Jamaica's
#coastline
, which is an important part of their livelihoods.
📣 Can't make it to the Climate Mobility Summit in NYC? Watch the live stream!
🗓️ Dates and Times (ET):
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 - 10:30AM - 7:30PM.
Thursday, 26 September 2024 - 10:30AM - 6:30PM
🔗 Livestream link:
Interested in knowing more about the work of
#IOM
in the
#Caribbean
?
Check out our website at to get a glimpse into our strategy, projects, research, activities and more!
“I had never experienced anything like this. We are traumatized and keep having flashbacks.”
For families displaced by
#HurricaneBeryl
, the impacts on lives and livelihoods are ongoing. But the spirit of community, and strong partnerships, brings hope.
As leaders gather for
#UNGA79
, I join my
@iascch
colleagues in demanding an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in
#Gaza
.
The only way to save lives and end unprecedented human suffering: an immediate, unconditional ceasefire, and the release of all hostages.
Truly honored & proud to deliver IOM's statement at the
#SummitOfTheFuture
plenary.
As the Pact recognizes migration as central to the future of our societies, we must now unite to accelerate opportunities for safe & regular pathways, putting migrants' rights at the forefront.