MS. MAMI MIZUTORI – CVF Global Parliamentarians Meeting
Thank you very much Saber, it is great to see you, albeit virtually, since the last time at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva last year, Martin, in you and the IPU we have a very valued partner to support parliamentarians across the whole world, Hello to our dear friend Loren, President Nasheed, Excellencies, Distinguished Parliamentarians, Ladies and Gentlemen, It was already apparent before the pandemic that the world was struggling to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals given the steep rise in climate-related disasters over the last twenty years.