G77 Chair Palestine calls out the cynicism shown by major partners towards multilateralism and the international rules-based order as a whole as a serious challenge that could undermine collective efforts and interests in addressing climate change. #COP25

• We welcome & agree on the need for action on article 6.. • This important article represents benchmark for success for #COP25 • we agree that a new approach is required, that allows for a successful outcome.. • this approach needs to be party driven, collective & inclusive.

G77 & China held coordination meeting this morning, discussed finance, transparency & reporting, gender & climate, article 6 & pre 2020 stock take & other issues. Efforts & competence of the Group's coordinators will lead to a successful outcome of #COP25

SBI closing plenary, Monday, 9th of December.

Developing countries call out developed country parties for significant gaps with respect to their actions on mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation, as well as reporting of their climate actions. #COP25

G77 and China speaking for developing countries highlights problem with Global Environmental Facility for preventing access to funding of some developing countries who are eligible for funding from the GEF to fulfil their convention commitments. #COP25

Support for adaptation actions in developing countries, as well as support for enhanced action on addressing loss and damage, will be increasingly crucial for developing countries as the adverse effects of climate change scale up in the future. #COP25

#COP25 takes place at a crucial historical juncture. 2020 is quite literally around the corner. This is the year in which Parties’ pre-2020 actions under the Convention are supposed to conclude and lay the foundation for future climate actions for Parties to the Paris Agreement”.

#COP25 demonstrated once again how critically important and urgent maintaining unity and trust in the multilateral climate negotiations process is”.

(0:49:10 - 0:56:45): Full speech of His Excellency Mr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (unfccc-cop25.streamworld.de/webcast/high-l…)

ضمن فعاليات الأسبوع الأخير من مؤتمر الدول الأطراف لاتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الاطارية لتغير المناخ، تم عقد عدد من الاجتماعات مع المجموعات العربية، وفي هذا الصدد تتقدم دولة فلسطين بالشكر للدول والمجموعات العربية على دعمها المتواصل لإنجاح ترؤسها لمجموعة ال ٧٧ والصين. #COP25

Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine, held an honoring ceremony for Coordinators and team of G77 in appreciation for their efforts and exemplary performance on behalf of the Chair of G77 and China #COP25