Mr. President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for outlining his priorities for the resumed part of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The year 2024 was a critical and eventful year for the United Nations and the international community, marked by significant meetings that underscored the collective resolve to address global challenges. For the G77 and China, the outcomes of these discussions highlighted the persistent gaps in the implementation of intergovernmentally agreed outcomes adopted at major international conferences and meetings, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. We remain concerned about ongoing attempts to reinterpret foundational principles that continue to guide our path, such as our common but differentiated responsabilities.

As we take stock of progress and challenges in implementing pivotal roadmaps, such as the 2030 Agenda, we reaffirm that the effectiveness of the United Nations mechanisms for sustainable development must be ensured and strengthened. The Group emphasizes the importance of fully implementing agreements adopted at major international conferences and high-level events. In 2025, the G77 and China will actively engage in key processes and negotiations. In this context, we stress the importance of preserving the intergovernmental nature of negotiations and ensuring that multilateral processes adhere to established practices and modalities. Reinterpreting procedures risks undermining multilateralism itself. Equally, ensuring inclusivity remains vital; overlaps between high-level meetings and negotiations must be avoided to guarantee the full participation of developing countries. Leaving no one behind means inclusivity in all processes that define development issues.

The General Assembly must continue to play a central role in tackling these issues, ensuring universal participation in shaping global governance and decision-making processes. The G77 and China reiterate the need for immediate and long-term solutions, including urgent technical and financial assistance from developed countries and multilateral development banks, enhanced Official Development Assistance (ODA), long term concessional and grant financing, and voluntary reallocation of unused Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). We urge all countries to recommit to addressing poverty as the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. Concrete measures for poverty and hunger eradicatication, technology transfer, capacity building, and investment in sustainable infrastructure must also be prioritized.

Strengthening the international trading system and reforming international financial architecture, including governance mechanisms in the IMF and World Bank, remain critical to empowering developing countries and achieving the SDGs. The imposition of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) in violation of the principles of the UN Charter continues to hinder the ability of affected nations to pursue sustainable development. We reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional removal of such measures.

As we look forward to the convening of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, we stress that the developed countries should continue taking the lead by undertaking economy-wide absolute emission reduction targets and support shall be provided to developing countries for the implementation as per article four of the Paris Agreement. Enhanced financial and technological support coupled with knowledge and skills transfer from developed countries is needed to allow for effective implementation and enhanced ambition of developing countries. On the other hand, measures intended to combat climate change, including unilateral ones, should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. In 2025, important events such as the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, as well as the intergovernmental process and consultations to identify the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, will provide key platforms for action. Additionally, the declaration of the high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development, the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable diseases, along with the Political Declaration of the Second World Summit for Social Development, among others, will serve as opportunities for the G77 and China to actively promote the interests and priorities of developing countries within the United Nations. The Group will continue to advocate for unity, equity, and fairness in all these multilateral processes.

Thank you.