Climate Action, Digital Learning, Sudan/Mozambique & other topics - Daily Briefing (6 April 2021)

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: "Climate Action, Digital Learning, Sudan/Mozambique & other topics - Daily Briefing (6 April 2021)"
The topics: Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Africa/Climate - Deputy Secretary-general/E9 Digital Learning Initiative - Myanmar - Mali - Mali/Security Council - South Sudan - Sudan - Democratic Republic Of The Congo - Mozambique - Covax - Vaccines - International Day Of Sport For Development And Peace AFRICA/CLIMATE Early this morning, the Secretary-General addressed virtually the Leaders’ Dialogue on the Africa COVID-Climate Emergency, convened by the African Development Bank and the Global Center for Adaption. In his remarks, he said that as the world confronts a pandemic, a recession and a climate crisis, the United Nations climate conference, COP26, in November, provides a compelling opportunity for Africa to turn ambition into reality. He reiterated the five actions needed for a breakthrough on adaptation, which include increased funding from G7 members and integrating climate risk policies into investment decisions. “African countries continue to contribute little to global emissions,” he said, “yet Africa is on the front lines of dramatic climate impacts, from floods to cyclones and drought that can wipe out decades of development gains overnight.” He also encouraged all international partners to come forward with pledges to support the African Adaptation Acceleration Program. Once again, the Secretary-General urged countries to align their COVID-19 recovery packages with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Lastly, he reiterated the UN’s commitment to working with African governments to secure the support they need to chart a prosperous and a sustainable future. DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/E9 DIGITAL LEARNING INITIATIVE For her part, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, spoke at the consultation of Ministers of Education of the E9 Digital Learning Initiative in a session entitled “Scaling up Digital Learning to Accelerate Progress Towards SDG4.” The E9 are Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan. This initiative focuses on supporting teachers, investing in skills, and narrowing the digital divide, which are three of the five priorities of the 2020 Global Education Meeting Declaration. In her remarks, Ms. Mohammed noted that, before COVID-19, access to quality education was already profoundly unequal. Financing gaps were immense and learning was not equipping young people with the skills needed to excel in today’s world. She said as we look to the future, it is clear that there is no going back to the education we had before the emergency. The Deputy Secretary-General stressed that, if we are to realize the ambition of SDG4, then we need to pursue pandemic recovery efforts that transform education. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=06%20April%202021


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