  {"id":252442,"date":"2023-04-24T09:47:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/?p=252442"},"modified":"2023-04-24T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:12:49","slug":"pga-remarks-to-good-food-finance-week-leaders-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/77\/2023\/04\/24\/pga-remarks-to-good-food-finance-week-leaders-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA remarks to Good Food Finance Week Leaders Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Csaba\u00a0<em>K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em><em>,<\/em> President of the 77<sup>th<\/sup> session of the General Assembly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">&#8212;-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Good Food Finance Week (GFFW) Leaders Dialogue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong><span data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">24 April 2023 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Ladies and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">G<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">entlemen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, Dear <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">riends<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">All actions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> have <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">multiple <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">consequences whether they were intended or not.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Similarly, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">inaction<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">also <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">leads to consequences<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, many of which would better be avoided<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ood production is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a major driver<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of climate change and the destruction of nature, accounting for:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nearly <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">one-third<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">90%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of land-use change<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, and<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">70<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">-80<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">%<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of water use globally. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It means <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the planet<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">sustaining capacities and the today\u2019s way of producing food are inconsistent. With other words, through the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">todays<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> food production, we consume more natural capital than what is being regenerated. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It is not an argument for producing less food. By 2050, the world will need 30-50% more food than what is being consumed today. It is a call for doing more in a smarter way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">We are financing a food production system that is accumulating debts in terms of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">depleting <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">natural capital. These debts will not disappear. We and our successors will have to pay them back <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in the form of increasing cost of production or declining quality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">T<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">oday\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> cascading global crises have <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">increased food insecurity<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">almost all<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It means <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">people <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">are suffering<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> because of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">inadequate <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ways we <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">deal with<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">food.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Peopl<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e and planet at peril<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">: t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">hese are <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">two very <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">grave arguments<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">for <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">transforming<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> our <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">food systems.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Reforming<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> how we produce, transport, process, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">store, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">trade, invest in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">regulate and consume food <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">has become critical to addressing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">our most pressing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">global <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">challenges. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Studies estimate the cost of food system transformation would require about $300-350 billion <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">annually <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">over the next 10 years. \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The key to achieving transformative change is in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">how we finance<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> food systems \u2013 and in implementing a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">holistic food finance architecture<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">A holistic approach must correct <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">system inefficiencies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">promote sustainable practices that benefit us and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">our only globe, too. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Importantly, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">it <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">must <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">help <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">redirect $2 trillion in private capital<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> towards healthier outcomes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">To unlock the capital<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">required<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, we need both public and private financial institutions to <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">o<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ffer improved terms of lending,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">acilitat<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> access to investment in sustainable technologies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, and<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s13\"><span class=\"s12\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e-risk transactions through blended finance<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">What else<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> must we do? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Let us<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> acknowledge that <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">w<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e cannot change what we cannot measure<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e need a new economic model that looks <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">beyond GDP<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> measures<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">all<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">relevant<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">factors<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> involv<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ed in<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">humanity\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">well-being<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, including <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">human, social, natural and built capitals <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">not captured<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">traditional GDP <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">metric<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">number of trees<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> cut down<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> and natural services eliminated<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in the name of agricultural development, for example. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Or<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">volume<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">pollutants<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> in our air<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, which<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">is linked to human health.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Don\u2019t misunderstand me: GDP is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">useful <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2013 for certain objectives.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> But may not be enough to uphold a system to sustain people. Because the food system we finance will be efficient only if the value we create is not less than the value we eliminate<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> throughout production<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">s s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">tatistician Stefan <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Schweinfest<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> recently<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> explained, \u201cIf you\u2019re trying to eat soup with a fork, don\u2019t blame the fork. It\u2019s the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">wrong<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> tool. The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">spoon<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> has been invented.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">By <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">spooning out <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">more<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> information<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, by <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">measuring <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">more<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we gain <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a more accurate <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">picture<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the impact of what <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">we consume and produce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Third,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> w<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e need <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to inject <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">more science<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> into decision-making<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">As part of my commitment to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">boost <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">action at the United Nations<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, I <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">recently <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">host<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ed<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">econd <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">science <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">riefing<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">General Assembly<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Experts discussed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u201cFood Security and Sustainability Transformation\u201d<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">called for<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> a holistic approach to address <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the unintended consequences<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of our food strategies<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">on <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">environment, our societies and our health.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">They agreed that<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">cience-based thinking<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">needed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to minimize <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">trade-offs<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2013 and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">maximize <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">synergies <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u2013<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">among<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, water and climate change<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> efforts<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">To make sure what we finance, will support sustainable development on the shorter and longer run, too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Dear<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Friends, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">W<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">have <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the strategies, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">knowledge, systems, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">technologies and capital needed to transform our food systems<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> on a global scale.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Our progress is critical to achieving the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">What we need is t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">o reinforce th<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">e <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">commitment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">will.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The determination <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">to act<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">commend you<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> for <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">seek<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">solutions <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that will <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">help us accelerate the pace of change<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I am grateful to you for doing so much to transform this crucial element of our <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">great global equation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Yes, I admit, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">changing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">things <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">always<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> means <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">taking risks<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">But we must have learned by now that the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">price of inaction <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">is usually<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> far greater than the cost of making a mistake<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">As investor <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Mellody<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Hobson put it<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The biggest risk of all is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">not taking<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> one.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">\n<p class=\"s9\"><span class=\"s10\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">I thank you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly &#8212;- Good Food Finance Week (GFFW) Leaders Dialogue 24 April 2023 \u00a0 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, All actions have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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