Ulaanbaatar
President of Mongolia addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. The President of Mongolia Ukhnaa
Khurelsukh delivered a statement at the General Debate of the 76th session of
the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on September 22, 2021.
In his statement, President U. Khurelsukh shared Mongolia’s
views on global peace, security, sustainable development, good governance,
economy, society and health, particularly fighting and mitigating the
challenges and impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.
President U. Khurelsukh stressed that Mongolia’s accession
to the United Nations in 1961 and ensuring the country’s independence and
sovereignty, and becoming a full member in the world community was an important
milestone in its history. He further reaffirmed that Mongolia as an active
member of the United Nations is committed to continue its contribution towards
promoting international peace and security, fostering green development,
combating climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The President also announced his initiative to make
September 2, the day, when devastating World War II, that took the lives of
millions, had ended, as an international day to commemorate “Humanity’s Victory
Over War” and called on member states to support it.
Speaking about climate change, the President called to
combine the fight against climate change with achievements of the modern
science and technology as well as best practices and the traditional
experiences, drawing lessons from the Mongolian traditional “nomadic
civilization” to respect and treat the nature deferentially. In this context,
he noted that Mongolia has launched a campaign to plant billions of trees by
2030.
The full speech can be found at the following link.
https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2656/2656880/
source: mfa.gov.mn
