High-level Meeting to Commemorate the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
21 September 2020
Denmark
Her Excellency Mette Frederiksen
Statement Summary
METTE FREDERIKSEN, Prime Minister of Denmark, said the international community must use this dark chapter in history as an opportunity to speak up for multilateralism and deepen cooperation, making the transition to a green economy a cornerstone of global recovery efforts. The United Nations is no more than the sum of its parts, she said. The Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement and Universal Declaration of Human Rights provide the blueprint for such efforts, she said, emphasizing the importance of partnerships with the capacity to deliver the financing and innovation required to make change.
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