Ban Ki-moon, Former UN Secretary-General, "International Community Needs Joint Response to Climate Crisis"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized that "in response to the climate crisis, solidarity is needed in which not only governments, civil society, and academia but also the international community jointly respond."

Ban, chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), stated at the keynote lecture of the opening ceremony of the '4th Public Diplomacy Week,' held both online and offline by the Korea Foundation (KF) on the 29th at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul, "The side effects of past growth-oriented policies have boomeranged, causing various natural disasters, and the resulting damage is increasing. Since restoring the wounded nature requires an equivalent effort, green growth is important."

He added, "At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) held in early November in Glasgow, UK, new changes for 'carbon neutrality' will be attempted," and suggested, "As Korea's status in the international community has grown, it must act responsibly and proactively take action on climate crisis response rather than being dragged along."

About 100 people attended the opening ceremony, including Lee Geun, chairman of KF, representatives of the diplomatic corps from 35 countries residing in Korea, experts from various fields, and artists from different countries.

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