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COP28 UAE President-Designate commits to put health at the center of climate discussions
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Awantika Mohan / 2 years
- June 21, 2022
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Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly alongside the Director-General of the World Health Organization and President of Malawi, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber vowed that COP28 will put health at the center of climate discussions and mobilize investment for equitable, climate-resilient health systems.
In keeping with this commitment, the COP28 Presidency will join with the WHO and several countries to host the first-ever Health Day and climate-health ministerial at a COP.
Dr. Al Jaber appealed to the international community to support this significant event and come to COP28 ready to address the connection between climate change and health.
He also commended the COP28 Champion Country Group on climate health and their role in shaping the ministerial and drafting the political declaration for COP28, as well as the leadership of organizations such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, and others for their commitment to closing the clima