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Saudi Arabia Launches Middle East Green Initiative in October

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad al-Saud (KUNA)
Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad al-Saud (KUNA)
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Saudi Arabia Launches Middle East Green Initiative in October

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad al-Saud (KUNA)
Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad al-Saud (KUNA)

Saudi Arabia will launch the Middle East Green initiative in late October in Riyadh.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman sent a letter to the Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, focusing on bilateral relations and the Saudi green Middle East initiative, launched on October 25.

Saudi Ambassador Prince Sultan bin Saad al-Saud handed the letter to the Crown Prince during a reception attended by senior officials at al-Bayan Palace, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

The Green Middle East Initiative is the largest reforestation program globally, as it aims to plant 40 billion trees in the Gulf and the Middle East.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the initiative last March. It was highly welcomed by the international community due to the importance of addressing the environmental damage caused by desertification, water shortage, environmental pollution from factories, and other environmental challenges facing the Middle East.

The initiative calls for partnerships with regional countries to face the environmental challenges in the region, improve the quality of life, and implement the largest afforestation project in the world that will contribute to restoring millions of hectares of degraded land and reduce global carbon levels.

The initiative also aims to reduce carbon emissions in the region by 60 percent, tackle deforestation, enhance the efficiency of oil production, and increase the contribution of renewable energy, in addition to multiple efforts to preserve the marine and coastal environment and increase the proportion of natural reserves.

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Saudi Arabia Calls for ‘Reliable’ Path to the Establishment of Independent Palestinian State

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the second meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers in New York. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the second meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers in New York. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Calls for ‘Reliable’ Path to the Establishment of Independent Palestinian State

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the second meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers in New York. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah addresses the second meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers in New York. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated on Wednesday in the second meeting of the G20 Foreign Ministers, chaired by Brazil, urging them to enable the achievement of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the adoption of a “reliable” path to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

"The fact that our meeting is being held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly is an indication of the importance of the G20 and its leadership in ensuring the health of the global economy, enhancing multilateral cooperation, and finding innovative solutions to common challenges,” the Foreign Minister said in his speech.

He underscored the urgent need to adhere to successful models of collective action and the importance of seeking to develop and reform international institutions.

"The repercussions of wars and political conflicts undermine efforts to establish international peace and security and cast their shadows on all aspects of multilateral action, and when these institutions fail to carry out their fundamental duties towards these crises, this creates a gap in international action and a crisis of confidence that undermines their legitimacy. This is what we are witnessing today in the way some international institutions deal with the humanitarian catastrophe in Palestine."

The Minister stressed that prolonging the war and expanding its scope deepens the suffering of the Palestinian people, threatens international peace and security, and undermines the chances of achieving comprehensive peace in the region.

"The G20 countries must intensify their joint efforts to overcome the international failure to confront Israel's serious violations of international laws and norms and enable the achievement of a ceasefire and the adoption of a reliable and irreversible path to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” he added.

Regarding reforming the United Nations system, especially the Security Council, he stressed that there is an urgent need for radical reform to compensate for the defects in addressing crises, responding to the needs of people, and keeping pace with international transformations and development requirements.

"The Kingdom affirms that the goal of reforming the Security Council is to enhance its credibility and effective response, believing in the importance of this in confronting contemporary crises and challenges, thus contributing to creating a more just, secure and stable world."