UN General Assembly
2021

Guided by the principle of leaving no one behind, Lesotho continues to call on the international community and other regional and international organizations to support climate-change adaptation and mitigation efforts and strengthen resilience, particularly for vulnerable countries, thus bringing the attainment of the SDGs within reasonable reach. It is the obligation of all Member States to promote and protect the rights of all. We are therefore pleased that this important factor has over the years remained on the agenda of every session of the General Assembly. The international human rights instruments provide a clear path and a legal framework for all States to fully advance the status of vulnerable groups in a quest to end inequalities in our communities. My own country, Lesotho, is a long-standing party to international human rights treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to mention just a few.