{"id":42045,"date":"2020-09-22T10:04:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T10:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/prime-minister-underscores-cooperation-in-tackling-global-challenges\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T10:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:52:46","slug":"prime-minister-underscores-cooperation-in-tackling-global-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/prime-minister-underscores-cooperation-in-tackling-global-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister underscores cooperation in tackling global challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Premier made the call at the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations held on September 21, Monday in Kigali.<\/p>\n

The celebrations in Rwanda brought together representatives of UN agencies in Rwanda and top government officials, convening for a high-level meeting to reflect on the body\u2019s mission of keeping global peace and security, 75 years after the Second World War. <\/p>\n

The UN marked its 75th anniversary at a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis with severe economic and social impacts.<\/p>\n

Ngirente highlighted the urgent need for international cooperation to address present and future global crises.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are celebrating this anniversary during the challenging times of Covid-19. And one of the key lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of international cooperation and solidarity to overcome any global crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Covid-19 pandemic has shown that global risks are interconnected. Therefore, strong and committed institutions are crucial in solving these interlinked challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout international cooperation and global solidarity, we cannot confront the challenges of our time and those coming tomorrow. These common threats will require us to come together as nations in order to find sustainable and inclusive solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony in Kigali was co-organized by One UN Rwanda and the European Union. It was segmented by moments of silence to commemorate lives lost during UN peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n

UN Resident Coordinator for Rwanda, Fode Ndiaye reiterated that global cooperation will be key to overcoming multifaceted damages caused by Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis health crisis has created major distraction, distrust, rising vulnerabilities, inequalities, racism, populism and nationalism. But it also has shown the importance of international cooperation. No one will be safe unless all are safe,\u201d Ndiaye said.<\/p>\n

The year 2020 theme is \u201cThe Future we want, the UN We need; reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ndiaye suggested that responding to the pandemic collectively reflects the organization\u2019s commitment to promote multilateralism as reaffirmed by a global survey framing the UN towards its centenary in 2045.<\/p>\n

To meet priorities voiced by one million responders including access to basic services such as healthcare, sanitation and education, great international solidarity will be key, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver 87 percent believe global cooperation is vital to deal with today\u2019s challenges and the pandemic has made international cooperation more urgent forever,\u201d Ndiaye said.<\/p>\n

On peace, he stated the UN has prevented the world from a third world war by negotiating 172 peace settlements and making the world nuclear free.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the shortfalls, Ndiaye conceded UN\u2019s failure to prevent the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Rwanda, it is a fact that the UN and the international community failed the country in 1994 to prevent the genocide against the Tutsi,\u201d he stated, adding, however, that the body acted rapidly to provide humanitarian and development support to rebuild the country.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the UN’s Global Peace Index for 2020 indicated that the world was more peaceful a decade ago than now.<\/p>\n

The UN 75th anniversary ceremony also saw an official launch of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) aimed at supporting particularly the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1).<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Ngirente said the initiative \u201cwill strengthen our capacities to mobilise resources required for the implementation of our national priorities and the 2030 Agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

By this launch, Rwanda becomes one of the first 17 nations worldwide to be part of a new initiative for countries to identify areas for strengthening their management of financing for the SDGs with Integrated Financing Solutions.<\/p>\n

The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary; it started operation on October 24, 1945, replacing the UN General Assembly, which failed to prevent World War II. The organization was made up of 51 countries but currently has 193 countries members, including 54 countries from the African continent. The main mission of the organization is to preserve the peace and security of the world.<\/p>\n

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