UN General Assembly
2013

after having spoken for Africa throughout the Rio+20 process, the Congo has continued its active commitment within the framework of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. Once those sustainable development goals have been defined, there remains the vital issue of how to finance sustainable development, which will be tackled by establishing a committee of experts on the issue. It is regrettable that the issue of climate change, which affects all humankind, is still suffering from a lack of consensus. Permit me to revisit a subject of deep concern for developing countries such as ours, namely, the issue of financing the fight against climate change, which should be a central element in our negotiations. For our part, we affirm the importance of supporting developing countries in establishing low-carbon regimes that can adapt to climate change in order to tackle the worldwide problem that humankind is facing. In regard to the programme entitled “Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services in Tropical Forests”, established by the International Tropical Timber Council, the Congo welcomes the consensus on the