Libya, Bloomberg, Climate Change & other topics - Daily Briefing (5 February 2021)

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- Libya
- Climate/Michael Bloomberg
- Secretary-General/Climate Change
- Deputy Secretary-General/Global Inter-Generational Dialogue
- Ethiopia
- Burkina Faso/Senegal
- Niger
- Covid-19/Africa
- International Day Of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation
- International Criminal Court Conviction
- Senior Personnel Appointment
- Honour Roll

LIBYA
In a short while, our colleagues will hold a press conference with Stephanie Williams, the acting Special Representative, on the voting taking place today.

CLIMATE/MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
You will have seen this morning that we announced that Michael Bloomberg had been reappointed as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions.
Mr. Bloomberg will support the work of the Secretary-General in growing and strengthening the coalition of governments, companies, cities and financial institutions committing to net-zero before 2050 in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
He will also leverage his experience and track record in accelerating the transition from coal to help deliver on the Secretary-General’s global call for the phase-out of coal in industrialized countries by 2030 and other countries by 2040.
 
SECRETARY-GENERAL/CLIMATE CHANGE
I want to flag that, on Monday, Mr. Guterres, the Secretary-General, along with COP26 UK President Alok Sharma will brief the Member States on the road to Glasgow.
He will stress the need to further expand the growing coalition for carbon neutrality, countries that have set a target for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 backed by ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. He will also stress the importance of virtual negotiations in the months ahead to overcome the constraints imposed by the pandemic and the challenges to travel.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/conte....nt/noon-briefing-hig