On Tuesday, the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and six other Heads of State, including the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, took the floor.

Five foreign ministers, 114 ministers, 33 deputy ministers, 25 high-level representatives and 81 organizations, agencies and non-governmental organizations from 150 countries are participating at this relevant event.

The COP16 president, Susana Muhamad, highlighted the presence of Heads of State in this forum, in which for the first time a high-level segment is being held. It increases the relevance of this type of meetings, she added.

The Peace with Nature Coalition is also attending the event. It is a project that responds to the Colombian government’s call to mobilize citizens to protect biodiversity in the midst of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

This initiative has already been joined by 22 countries, 40 world organizations and close to 80,000 people.

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