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Mrs. Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa Garc\u00e9s, President of the 73<sup>rd<\/sup> Session of the UN General Assembly<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span class=\"updated\">4 July 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-198479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/73\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/07\/Cairo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/07\/Cairo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/07\/Cairo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/07\/Cairo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2019\/07\/Cairo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor Mahmoud El Said, Dean of the Faculty of<\/p>\n<p>Economics and Political Science at Cairo University<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hisham Soliman<\/p>\n<p>Excellencies, distinguished guests,<\/p>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n<p>It is a great honour to address this expert audience in the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at this prestigious university. I am so grateful for this invitation and for the warm words of welcome. Shukran gazelan. <\/p>\n<p>I also want to say a special word of welcome to the young people in the audience. You are our present and our future. You are central to any effort to harness our fast-changing world to our advantage. Thank you for being here today.<\/p>\n<p>Dear friends,<\/p>\n<p>The history of Cairo University is embedded in this country\u2019s quest for independence, which is described so beautifully on your website as \u201cnot just the liberation of the land\u201d but the \u201cliberation of the Egyptian personality itself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We owe the founding of this University in 1908\u00a0 to a wise and powerful Egyptian woman, Princess Fatma Ismail. Since it\u2019s creation, it has become a beacon in Egypt \u2013 and throughout the region \u2013 for freedom of thought and cutting-edge research.<\/p>\n<p>You have produced leading thinkers men and women.<\/p>\n<p>And you are carrying the torch for the Sustainable Development Goals here through your community service and environmental projects. I commend you.<\/p>\n<p>Your history is emblematic of Egypt\u2019s long and deep engagement with multilateralism \u2013 at the regional and global level.<\/p>\n<p>This city was not only the birthplace of one of the oldest civilizations, but a center of diplomacy in the ancient world. The earliest recorded peace treaty, of course, was drawn up by Ramses the Great and Hattusilis the Third \u2013 more than 3,000 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the ages, you have carried forward this legacy \u2013 exemplified today by your crucial role within the African Union, and your hosting of the League of Arab States. And you have been a friend to the Âé¶¹APP from its earliest days. As a founding member, you helped to shape the Organization&#8217;s Charter.<\/p>\n<p>As a leading light within the Non-Aligned Movement and G77, you charted a different path during the Cold War. You challenged now-discredited structural adjustment policies and helped to shape the notion of people-centred development.<\/p>\n<p>As a major contributor of troops, you have supported vital peacekeeping operations. You have been an elected member of the Security Council five times, and more recently in 2016-17, you championed action on counter-terrorism as well as stronger \u2013 and more strategic \u2013 engagement with the African Union.<\/p>\n<p>And, through Dr Boutros Boutros-Ghali \u2013 the first Secretary-General from Africa \u2013 you provided the UN with an outstanding legacy. All diplomats and officials would do well to revisit his \u201cAgenda for Peace\u201d, and its far-sighted recommendations on conflict prevention, disarmament, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>As I discussed with President Al-Sisi, during the bilateral meeting he granted me yesterday, Egypt must continue to build on these rich foundations at this troubling moment for the Âé¶¹APP and for multilateralism.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.24&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; 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It is painfully clear \u2013 especially from the vantage point of this region \u2013 that this promise has not been fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>But we must not forget the significant advances that countries have achieved through the Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past seven decades, the UN has provided the framework for international laws and norms on everything from the promotion of human rights and gender equality, to the regulation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>On the ground, the UN is a major provider of development and humanitarian support. It has helped to clear landmines, boost school enrollment, contain deadly diseases and vaccinate nearly half the world\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>The General Assembly \u2013 our \u201cparliament for humanity\u201d \u2013 has been an essential platform for global dialogue and solutions. By championing self-determination and decolonization, it supported the independence of more than 80 countries, dramatically changing the make-up of our international community \u2013 and the expectations we place upon it.<\/p>\n<p>And the UN has served as a guarantor of national sovereignty \u2013 which is enshrined in the Organization\u2019s Charter and which reflects the pragmatism of its founders, who weighed the benefits of cooperation against the downsides of compromise and the heavy costs of war.<\/p>\n<p>Excellencies, distinguished guests,<\/p>\n<p>The world is in desperate need of such pragmatism today \u2013 as we face crises that require cooperation on a greater scale than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that we have just over a decade to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Doing so means limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees on pre-industrial levels \u2013 and ensuring carbon emissions peak next year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Climate Action Tracker, current pledges under the Paris Agreement put us on course for 2.4 to 3.8-degree rise \u2013 and a future of widespread poverty, water scarcity, hunger, displacement and conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Time is running out. We urgently need to increase our ambition. We urgently need to unlock the <u>benefits<\/u> of climate-smart development \u2013 which the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate estimates could be as much as $26 trillion dollars in the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we need to address long-standing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Conflicts are becoming more protracted and internationalized. After decades of steady decline, civilian deaths are increasing. I do not need to convey to this audience the growing threats we face from extremism and transnational organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is deprivation. One in every 10 of us still lives in extreme poverty \u2013 80% in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. At least half the global population lacks access to proper sanitation, to social protection and to essential health services.<\/p>\n<p>And it is still the case that if you are a woman, an older person, a person with disabilities, or from a rural or minority community, you are more likely to be disadvantaged, marginalized and subjected to discrimination and violence.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we must plan how to handle emerging challenges \u2013 notably the major shifts that are occurring in demography and technology, which offer great opportunities but only if we manage them well.<\/p>\n<p>Automation and A.I., for instance, could generate significant advances in productivity, job creation and innovation. But they come with risks. For instance, as many as two-thirds of jobs in developing countries could be lost to robots. We must have policies in place to ensure technological developments yield a net gain.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, we must manage the big-picture trends, such as urbanization, mobility and displacement, and transitions in the global political landscape \u2013 as factors such as energy security and cyber capability grow increasingly important; as the world becomes more multi-polar but also more polarized.<\/p>\n<p>This challenging, complex moment in which we find ourselves is often described as a crossroads. 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We face a \u201chard deadline\u201d on carbon emissions and we have \u2013 in broad terms \u2013 the knowledge, science and technology to meet it. We are even making progress on political will.<\/p>\n<p>But there are many pathways to zero carbon. We are unlikely to have definitive answers on which to prioritize in the required timeframe. Our best bet, therefore, is to focus on the most transformative, scale-able steps we can take immediately.<\/p>\n<p>The second is economic. We are producing more and better \u2013 and yet the world economy is slowing down. This situation may be due to current trade wars, and the weakness of international trade rules. Along with the volatility of commodity prices, new technologies and the loss of jobs, these factors \u2013 among others \u2013 are creating an atmosphere of insecurity and fear.<\/p>\n<p>The third tipping point is the fraying of the social contract. Despite prolonged periods of growth, wealth has not trickled down.<\/p>\n<p>Inequality is deepening. It is sobering to think, for example, that just 26 people own as much as the 3.8 billion who make up the poorer half of humanity. Globalization has brought great benefits but it has also increased vulnerabilities as governments are less able to provide a credible guarantee to their citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Income and wealth inequality requires re-calibrating national and global tax policies, as well as quality education, access to decent jobs, and better governance scaffolds.<\/p>\n<p>And the final is the future of our international system.<\/p>\n<p>These trends and challenges have produced a crisis of confidence in governments and institutions. Justified concerns about unchecked globalization have mutated into a backlash against the very multilateral system that we need to ensure inclusive and equitable policies and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>In all regions, we are seeing a deeply worrying rise in unilateral sentiment, extremism and attacks of international laws and norms. This is creating a difficult environment for the important decisions we must take in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<p>We know from past experience that such trends can lead to war, and war between nuclear-armed countries could wipe us out. So too could inaction on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Dear friends,<\/p>\n<p>Let me now turn to the good news!<\/p>\n<p>While multilateralism might be under threat, it is still alive and kicking.<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming majority of states recognize that cooperation is not a threat to sovereignty, that \u2013 on the contrary \u2013 it strengthens states\u2019 capacity to pursue their interests and solve their problems, whilst sharing the burden and the costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement showed that multilateralism can still prevail \u2013 even at this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these documents provide an action plan for saving humanity. Implementing them will do more to restore faith in multilateralism than any speech or research paper.<\/p>\n<p>And we have three crucial opportunities to make progress:<\/p>\n<p>First, the General Assembly\u2019s High-Level Week this September, which will see Member States take part in key meetings, including the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development; the Secretary-General\u2019s Climate Action Summit; and the High-Level Dialogue on financing for development and the Review of the Samoa Pathway for Small Island Developing States. We need every single meeting to count.<\/p>\n<p>And second, the Beijing +25 commemoration, which will enable us to rekindle our commitments to women\u2019s rights and empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>And third, the UN\u2019s 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2020. This is a golden opportunity to galvanize commitment to multilateralism, and to change the way we do business. It is a chance to make the UN more effective, more transparent, more accountable and more relevant to \u201cwe the peoples\u201d. This means fully completing or building on ongoing reform initiatives \u2013 designed to improve our peace and security architecture, our management processes, and our development system \u2013 as well as moving forward on addressing longstanding deficits in the UN system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The democracy deficit, which has seen the Global South in general, and Africa in particular, underrepresented in positions of decision-making within the U.N. Secretariat, as well as in the Security Council, of course.<\/li>\n<li>The solidarity deficit, whereby policies and activities remain skewed towards the global North. We see this in the approach to refugees, for instance, where developing countries host the lion\u2019s share, over 80%. We also see it in the decline of ODA in recent years, and the lack of access to concessional financing for LDCs and SIDs.<\/li>\n<li>And, finally, the stakeholder deficit. Our multilateral system has still not found meaningful ways to include actors \u2013 such as parliamentarians, local government, the private sector, civil society and youth \u2013 in decision-making and delivery. It is time we seriously think about partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n<p>Revitalizing the General Assembly \u00a0is a crucial element of addressing all these deficits. It is the \u201cParliament of humanity and for humanity\u201d, where the Global South has made its voice heard, and secured gains on issues from south-south cooperation to the right to development.<\/p>\n<p>It is the Assembly that must make progress on \u201cmaking the UN relevant for all\u201d \u2013 which has been the overarching theme of my presidency. As the ancient proverb goes:<em> The <\/em>seed<em> cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>And this brings me to my concluding point \u2013 the need for leadership from Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>This country was one of just four African states to sign the UN Charter in 1945. It was one of just five Arab states to do so.\u00a0 African and Arab countries face steep challenges \u2013 as you know far better than I.\u00a0 But you have enormous opportunities too.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies this year are predicted to be African. The Arab region, meanwhile, has huge potential to become a leader in renewable energy. With smart, strategic planning, you can make sustainable development a reality; and avoid the mistakes of so many in the Global North.<\/p>\n<p>By working together, including through the African Union and League of Arab States, you can lead the charge to restore faith in our global governance system, and to make it work for all nations and all people, everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>And by harnessing your \u201cyouth dividend\u201d, you can generate benefits for the wider world.<\/p>\n<p>Between now and 2030 \u2013 the deadline for achieving the SDGs \u2013 half the global population will be under 30. And 42% of them will be from Africa.<\/p>\n<p>That is not without challenge. But too often, policy-makers see young people only as problems to be solved \u2013 associated with unemployment and unrest \u2013 when evidence shows that \u2013 on the contrary \u2013 the vast majority of young people play a vital role in promoting social cohesion and progress.<\/p>\n<p>So my message to the students here today is: We need you. You are bold and innovative, willing to experiment to find creative solutions to the challenges we face.<\/p>\n<p>You were born as global citizens. You understand, almost instinctively, that the problems we face require co-operation \u2013 across borders, sectors and generations.<\/p>\n<p>Excellencies, distinguished guests,<\/p>\n<p>I hope I have given you some food for thought, and I look forward to now to hearing from you and engaging in discussion. Let me close by quoting a few lines from the Nobel Lecture of Peace Laureate Anwar Al-Sadat, whose centenary you marked last December:<\/p>\n<p><em>Peace and prosperity are closely linked and interrelated. Our efforts should aim at achieving both, because it is as important to save man from death by destructive weapons, as it is not to abandon him to the evils of want and misery. And \u2026 peace is a dynamic construction to which all should contribute, each adding a new brick. It goes far beyond a formal agreement or treaty, it transcends a word here or there. It requires vision and imagination.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you. 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