At the UN podium, African leaders have chosen to challenge the international community on a number of issues, including climate change in large part and its share of consequences. For the Kenyan president, there is an emergency and the continent, the main victim, must benefit from an economic rescue plan.
“I join other leaders in calling on the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other multilateral lenders to extend pandemic-related debt relief to the most affected countries, especially those who are affected by the devastating combination of conflict, climate change and Covid-19. ''
Alongside climate change, the Zambian president recalled the consequences of hyperinflation, fueled by the crisis in Ukraine.
“Zambia joins other governments in expressing particular concern over the ongoing war in Ukraine. As we stand with all those affected, both inside Ukraine and in neighboring countries , we also take this opportunity to highlight the far-reaching negative consequences of this war, especially on the prices of food worldwide, fuel, fertilizers and other essential commodities.
As for the Nigerian president, he returned to the non-respect of the promise to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, which impacts Africa.
"Africa and other developing nations produce only a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to industrialized economies. Yet we are the hardest hit by the consequences of climate change, as we see in this prolonged drought in Somalia and the unprecedentedly severe floods in Pakistan.”
Other important subjects such as the fight against terrorism or the end of economic sanctions against Zimbabwe were discussed in New York
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