Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : The current global rise in energy prices can also prompt African countries to maximize the continent's great potential for renewable energy.
63% : First - ensuring universal energy access and a just and equitable transition to renewable energy.
63% : This will be supported by the Secretary-General's Global Roadmap on Energy, and his calls to accelerate a rapid transition to renewable energy to keep the 1.5C goal alive.
62% : With the energy access gap impacting about 600 million people, Africa will need the "energy development space" to keep pace with its ambitions for universal, reliable and affordable access to clean energy.
58% : Once again I would like to reiterate that the United Nations stands ready to continue to accompany African countries in this journey.
48% : The United Nations will continue to advocate for immediate debt relief and increased liquidity, the rechanneling of unused Special Drawing Rights to countries in need and reforming the criteria to assess eligibility.

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