The leaders of more than 30 UN agencies and entities have issued a formal joint appeal for governments everywhere to step up ambition and take concrete actions to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
They made the call ahead of the landmark Climate Action Summit which has been convened by UN chief Antonio Guterres this September, according to the UN.
It is nothing less than an amoral, ethical and economic imperative to take more actions to mitigate the existential threat posed by climate change, said top executives from across the United Nations system recently.
The leaders of UN agencies urged the Member States to adapt to the effects of climate change, as they strive to fulfill their obligations on human rights, including the right to health, the right to food security, the right to development, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women, intergenerational equity, and decent work and a just transition for all, as stated in the Paris Agreement.
Achieving this goal will require changes on an unprecedented scale at all levels, but it's still possible if we act now, reads the joint appeal.
With great urgency, we call upon Member States to come to New York in September with concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020 and in support to the implementation of the Sustainable.
