Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you all for this unprecedented level of attendance and participation today.
I think we all are united in attaching the utmost importance to the issues at hand and which we discussed.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented human tragedy whose health and economic consequences will exacerbate the dramatic disruptions in the life of millions of people.
The pandemic emerged at a time when the world was already on an unsustainable path of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcome you to our virtual meeting.
It would be an understatement to say that our shared globe travels through challenging times.
NEW YORK 9 June 2020 – When borders all over the world close down, what happens to those countries dependent on moving goods and services through them?
NEW YORK 29 May 2020 – The impacts of COVID-19 will have significant long term socio-economic impacts on the world’s Landlocked Developing Countries.
NEW YORK 27 May 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic is much more than a health crisis that is resulting in significant socio-economic impacts affecting the ability of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) to achieve the goals of the Vienna Programme of Action for LLDCs for the decade 2014-2024 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
There is a saying “may you live in exceptional times” - everybody, everywhere I am certain experiences this sense right now.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its enormous impacts – on a scale we have never seen before – have drawn attention to the deep and fragile interconnections between people, planet and prosperity.
