Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will address the New York general assembly on Tuesday on sustainable development goals
Ireland, along with Qatar, has been asked to secure a political declaration among UN members to build momentum towards achieving the goals by the end of the decade.On a visit to the UN in July, Minister for the Environmentsaid Ireland was making significant progress in meeting many of its international goals for ending poverty and implementing social and ecological justice.
Mr Ryan will also be in New York at the United Nations this week, alongside Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.Mr Martin said on Sunday that Ireland believed that transformation of food systems must be at the heart of work to reinvigorate the sustainable development goals. He announced Ireland would this year provide at least €284 million in support for food, agriculture and nutrition programmes around the world.
As part of the funding Ireland is to provide €2 million towards the “grain from Ukraine” initiative announced recently by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to counter the impact of the Russian invasion on exports of vital supplies to countries affected by food insecurity. Mr Zelenskiy is expected to attend the UN general assembly in New York, as will US president Joe Biden. However British and Chinese leaders will not be present.
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