In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged rich nations to honor their new commitments to help the world’s poorer countries fight climate change in a speech to Lesotho’s Parliament. He repeated his hope that Africa would soon have permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. Guterres is on a three-day visit to southern Africa.

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The drought has been blamed on the naturally occurring El Niño weather phenomenon, but other crises like recent deadly cholera outbreaks andby the World Meteorological Organization said African nations are losing up to 5% of their gross domestic product every year and bearing a heavier burden than others from climate change.by the time his term ends in December 2026, although he acknowledged it would be difficult.

“When a continent that is home to nearly a fifth of humanity remains systematically excluded from global decision-making, we must call this what it is, a relic of colonialism that has no place in today’s world,” Guterres said. On Friday, Guterres is due to visit the Katse Dam, which is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The project aims to build a series of dams and tunnels to redirect some of Lesotho’s water into South Africa’s river system to help ease

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