Within the framework of the development of the United Nations General Assembly, the mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cossespoke about the climate change and the social effect it has on populations in cities around the world, therefore, he asked to react quickly to this phenomenon.
The mayor spoke as president of the International Union of Cities and Local Governments, which takes place during the General Assembly of the United Nations, the main body of the United Nations Organization (UN) which brings together leaders from all over the world.
The meeting of the general Assembly It will last between September 19 and 23 and has as its motto: “Rebuild trust and reactivate global solidarity.” He main objective of the assembly is the sharing of the diary this year and share your goals sustainable development.
During her speech, the mayor stressed the importance of carrying out a cultural change in order to combat climate change. “I understand the enormous need for a cultural change to combat the climate change. For this cultural change, one of the best tools we have is to open the greatest possible participation to citizens,” Cosse established, although she stressed that this change must be gradual and careful “like a mother who loves her children.”
In that sense, he assured that it is important that they carry out quick actions. “You have to hurry, because the mayors in the world, when they see a beautiful rainy day to be at home, we see that thousands of people who live in settlements will have a tragic day,” the president noted.
Regarding this, the mayor contextualized the reality of Montevideo and many other cities in the world. “Reality is essentially local and every day local governments and cities make efforts to change reality,” Cosse explained.
At the end of her intervention in a kind of round table where the debate arose, the mayor insisted that “in the Union of Cities We have a pact: take care of people, take care of democracy and take care of planet”.
The mayor demanded “institutions that govern in a feminist and inclusive manner”
During the pre- general Assemblythe mayor participated during the weekend of Forum of Local and Regional Governments and called for “unity, firmness and determination” on the part of the governments to meet the objectives related to reducing the gender gap Worldwide.
With this, Cosse established that “a multilateral system that allows building public services for all people, developing institutions that govern in a manner feminist and inclusive, and an economic system that prioritizes the well-being of the planet and human beings, and not only individual benefit.” According to the mayor, a more sustainable future can only be achieved if all people are put at the center of action.
On the other hand, he stressed that it is necessary to “fight for a better world with careful, as a central axis, which builds on the learning of the women, a world where we take care of ourselves by ensuring that the rights of all people are respected, that corrects historical and current inequalities between genders, between identities, between ethnicities and between nations.”
Source: Ambito
