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Video Message by the President of the General Assembly,<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr. Dennis Francis,<\/b><\/p>\n

on Extreme Weather and Flooding<\/b><\/p>\n

24 May 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

[As Delivered]<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/WQ34K5VZbqc<\/a><\/p>\n

The world is witnessing a frightening surge in extreme climate events \u2013 unleashing increasingly frequent and devastating floods that wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods and cause extensive destruction to infrastructure across communities worldwide.<\/p>\n

Recent floods in Brazil <\/b>have claimed over one hundred lives and affected over 1.5 million people.<\/b><\/p>\n

In Afghanistan, heavy rainfall and flooding have displaced 40,000 children from their homes and cause hundreds to lose their lives.<\/p>\n

Severe flooding has also affected many countries in East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

In Kenya, floods have impacted hundreds of thousands of people \u2013 leading to displacement, loss of livestock and cropland, extreme strain on health systems, and damage to road infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In Northern Europe, heavy rains have triggered severe inundations, swamped streets, and prompted evacuations.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the Comoros, the devastation caused by flooding has led to a dire humanitarian crisis, including a cholera outbreak, sadly claiming lives.<\/p>\n

And here in the United States, violent storms in Houston and Louisiana resulted in extensive flash flooding.<\/p>\n

Across all these examples, one thing is clear \u2013 we must come together in a joint effort to improve planning for disaster risk reduction, investing in early warning systems and building resilience capable of minimizing such damage and losses.<\/p>\n

Let us unite to build a future where flooding is met with fortified defenses, and where communities are better protected and resilient, ensuring a safer, more sustainable future for everyone, everywhere.<\/p>\n

I thank you.<\/b><\/p>\n

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