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While speaking at the opening session of the recently concluded G77+China Summit General Debate in Havana, Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan called for greater global integration and the need to address issues such as embargoes. He reiterated Seychelle’s call for the end of the United States embargo against Cuba as per the UN Resolution.
While speaking at the opening session of the recently concluded G77+China Summit General Debate in Havana, Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan called for greater global integration and the need to address issues such as embargoes. He reiterated Seychelle’s call for the end of the United States embargo against Cuba as per the UN Resolution.
He further stated that such limitations severely hinder scientific progress and impede the advancement of technology and innovation. In addition, they cause untold suffering to ordinary citizens. He urged the G77 leaders to adopt a more collaborative effort to bring about the necessary development required.
The two-day summit took place under the theme “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Ramkalawan said that countries rely on pioneering technologies to overcome the complexities of a world in flux to address global threats to food security, health, and human security and equally, to mitigate and adapt against the detrimental impacts of climate change. He stressed the plights that small island developing states (SIDS) like Seychelles are faced with several threats. These include rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and the loss of biodiversity that are threatening their very existence.
Science and innovation must and can play a crucial role, says the Seychelles President, and urges member states to continue to invest in research and development to find sustainable solutions, discover renewable energy sources, and adapt to the constantly changing climate.
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From Cuba, Ramkalawan will join other world leaders in New York for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly under the theme “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and the sustainability for all.
