The world is in dire need of confronting the adverse impacts of climate change, affirmed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
The global climate change is a pressing concern, added President Sisi while addressing the high-level segment of COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh on Monday.
The current conference is held in the first city to know its path toward green transition, President Sisi said, adding that all eyes are on Sharm El Sheikh to follow up on the conference’s proceedings and their outcome.
President Sisi, meanwhile, said that the climate change is one of the pressing issues that causes huge casualties and human losses.
“We are gathering on a unified goal in Sharm El Sheikh, with the participation of leaders,” President Sisi said.
“There are millions who follow us around the world asking difficult but necessary questions, and we are here today in order to answer those questions and the concerns of millions of people around the world who suffer from climatic disasters that intensify in separate regions of the world,” he went on to say.
“As soon as one catastrophe ends, another begins somewhere else,” President Sisi said, asking “Are we closer to achieving our goals now than a year ago? Have we assumed our responsibilities as world leaders in the most influential issues? Have we achieved what we aspire to?”.
President Sisi further stressed that Egypt is interested in working with all countries in order to enhance the values of cooperation and joint action in various fields.
The whole world is following up on the proceedings of the climate conference and its outcome, he further said.
Welcoming all leaders and participants in the conference, President Sisi said: “I would like you all to consider Egypt a second country that is happy to host you, welcomes your presence on its lands, and is interested in working with you to promote the values of cooperation and joint work in the various spheres.”
“The millions of peoples watching us today, who viewed our conference last year; women, men, youth, children, farmers, workers, and businessmen, people from all over our planet share a common destiny and goal. Some are present with us here today, and some are outside of these halls and in front of the screens. They are asking us difficult, but necessary questions, questions that we should ask ourselves, before they are addressed to us,” said President Sisi.
“Are we closer today to achieving our goals than we were a year ago? Have we been able to assume our responsibilities as world leaders in dealing with the most serious and influential issues of the century? The most important question that we should be asking ourselves is: does what we aspire to achieve fall under the scope of possible?,” he went on to say.
“Undoubtedly, it is not impossible if there is a genuine will and sincere intention to promote joint climate action and transform the outcomes of our meetings into a tangible reality,” he further said.
“I have confidence that you are here today to answer those questions, and to respond to the concerns of the millions around the globe who are now, more than ever, suffering from climate disasters, whose pace is accelerating and intensity is increasing, in an unprecedented pace, day by day, all over our planet,” President Sisi added.
“One disaster ends in one place and another starts in a different place, leaving behind thousands of victims, injured and displaced and causing billions in material losses,” President Sisi said.
“It is as if the world has become a stage, a constant display of human suffering in the strongest form,” he went on to say.
“Here, we have to stop and ask ourselves: Is it not time for this suffering to end,” the president said.
