Honorable chair and esteemed delegates, the world today is witnessing an unprecedented extent of

climate migration. This displacement both internal and cross border is exacerbating the pre-existing
conditions of poverty, scarcity, sexual exploitation, violence and conflict.

Nations of the world need to recognize that climate change is not the problem, but rather the
symptom of unsustainable economic and political policies. The pushing issue of climate change
requires an immediate shift to greener energy. Sweden has played its part by constantly cutting down
on carbon emissions and increasing the share of renewable energy. Today 60% of our national
energy supply comes from renewables and 75% of electricity production comes from hydropower
and bioenergy.

We have also switched to sustainable measures such as emission-free electric public transport,
construction of wooden buildings, urban farming, improvised recycling methods, and construction of
the world’s first wireless electric roads among others to attain carbon neutrality. Steps we believe
will go a long way to resist the slow onset of climate disasters.

Sweden has a highly friendly attitude towards refugees. We aim to cater to the well-being of these
individuals by recognizing their past traumas and vulnerabilities. Sweden is home to a large number
of refugees; who do not come under the category of climate displaced. With the grave concern of
climate displacement at the forefront Sweden wishes to cooperate with the international community
to support and assist the affected countries and people. empathize with the climate-displaced
populations of the world and especially with those of Mali, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sahel, and
Bangladesh who need immediate support and assistance.

Today at this prestigious committee Sweden would like to bring up three key issues which need to be
addressed on a priority basis to address the problem of climate displacement effectively. Firstly, we
urge the world community to set up an international legal framework to recognize climate refugees.
There is no international legal framework that defines environmental migration or climate refugees.
With no legal recognition given to this now sizeable population, they have been left with no basic
human rights, facing ruthless exploitation. Delegates, the lack of legal recognition of this displaced
population is indeed a barrier to their economic recovery, social integration, and healing required
from the climate crisis trauma. Recognition should be the first step followed by categorization. An
international policy must be set up to categorize climate migration into temporary or permanent,
voluntary or involuntary, internal or cross border among several others to formulate needs-based
action plans. Sweden is UNHCR’s biggest multi-year donor of unearmarked funding, we believe
currently there is a need to set up a distinct fund to supply to climate refugees which can be used to
build disaster and disease-resilient infrastructure, shelter, and food security and also provide
meaningful avenues for employment to the refugees along with their rehabilitation. With a sense of
identity comes a sense of dignity hence, we propose to build a system of identification for the
refugees to alleviate the presence of radical elements and extremism within the camps.

GSL

Honorable chair and esteemed delegates, the world today is witnessing an unprecedented
extent of climate migration. This displacement both internal and cross border is exacerbating
the pre-existing conditions of poverty, scarcity, sexual exploitation, violence, and conflict.

Climate change is not the problem, but rather the symptom of unsustainable economic and
political policies. The pushing issue of climate change requires an immediate shift to greener
energy. Sweden has played its part by constantly cutting down on carbon emissions and
increasing its share of renewable energy. We have also switched to sustainable measures.
Steps we believe will go a long way to resist the slow onset of climate disasters.

In 2022 Sweden supported the response of UNHCR to the situation of South Sudan,
Myanmar, and Syria. With the grave concern of climate displacement at the forefront we
wish to cooperate with the international community to support and assist the affected
countries and people.

Today at this prestigious committee Sweden would like to bring up three key issues which
need to be addressed on a priority basis to address the problem of climate displacement
effectively. Firstly, we urge that there needs to be an international legal framework to
recognize climate refugees. In 2018, the UN Human Rights Council found that many climate
refugees do not fit the definition of “refugees” and called them “the world’s forgotten victims.”
This means they cannot access legal protections to their human rights, which could protect
them from threats like deportation. Delegates, the lack of legal recognition of this displaced
population is indeed a barrier to their economic recovery, social integration, and healing
required from the climate crisis trauma. An international policy must be set up to categorize
climate migration into temporary or permanent, voluntary or involuntary, internal or cross
border among several others to formulate needs-based action plans. Sweden is UNHCR’s
biggest multi-year donor of unearmarked funding, In 2022, Sweden provided USD 145.6
million to UNHCR we believe currently there is a need to set up a distinct fund to supply to
climate refugees which can be used to build disaster and disease-resilient infrastructure,
shelter, and food security and also provide meaningful avenues for employment to the
refugees along with their rehabilitation. With a sense of identity comes a sense of dignity
hence, we propose to build a system of identification for the refugees to alleviate the
presence of radical elements and extremism within the refugee camps.

2. NORMATIVE FRAMEWORKS TO ADDRESS THE PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE

NEEDS OF THE AFFECTED UNDER DIFFERENT SCENARIOS:

Comprehensive refugee response framework in line with the global compact must be set up
solely for climate refugees.
Countries that receive and host refugees, often for extended periods, make an immense
contribution from their own limited resources to the collective good, and indeed to the cause
of humanity. It is imperative that these countries obtain tangible support from the
international community as a whole in leading the response.
Registration and documentation
. Registration and identification of refugees are key for people concerned, as well as for
States to know who has arrived, and facilitate access to basic assistance and protection,
including for those with specific needs. It is also an important tool in ensuring the integrity of
refugee protection systems and preventing and combating fraud, corruption and crime,
including trafficking. Registration is no less important for solutions. In support of concerned
countries, UNHCR, in conjunction with States and relevant stakeholders, will contribute
resources and expertise to strengthen national capacity for individual registration and
documentation, including for women and girls, regardless of marital status, upon request.
This will include support for digitalization, biometrics and other relevant technology, as well
as the collection, use and sharing of quality registration data, disaggregated by age, gender,
disability, and diversity, in line with relevant data protection and privacy principles.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
labor market analysis to identify gaps and opportunities for employment creation and
income generation; mapping and recognition of skills and qualifications among refugees and
host communities; and strengthening of these skills and qualifications through specific
training programs, including language and vocational training, linked to market opportunities,
in particular for women, persons with disabilities, and youth. Particular attention will be paid
to closing the technology gap and building capacities (particularly of developing and least-
developed refugee host countries), including facilitating online livelihood opportunities.
Efforts should be made to support access to affordable financial products and services for
women and men in host and refugee communities,i including by reducing associated risks
and enabling low-cost mobile and internet access to these services where possible; as well
as to support the transfer of remittances.

UNHCR CONTRIBUTION

Voluntary contributions from government partners and the European Union (EU) are vital to our work,
accounting for almost 90% of our annual income. As of 31 December 2021, our three largest partners
were the United States of America, the European Union and Germany, while our largest government
partners of unearmarked funds were Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Denmark.
Unearmarked funding provides the backbone of UNHCR’s activities on a global scale, allowing
us to respond to emergencies as they happen and enabling us to stay and deliver long after the
headlines have faded.

Here are the steps UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is taking in South
Sudan:
 In inundated areas of north-eastern Unity State, UNHCR is supporting
the construction of flood resilience infrastructure such as dikes and
drainage systems. Additionally, it is providing an early warning system
and seasonal climate information to refugee farmers and other people
of concern.
 To manage severe floods in Old Fangak, a town at the epicenter of last
year’s flooding that is almost entirely submerged, UNHCR has formed
dike care maintenance committees and provided training and tools,
including plastic sheets, hoes, spades, and sandbags, to help
strengthen flood defenses. UNHCR is also supporting displaced families
in Malakal and other towns.
 Working closely with UNMISS, UNHCR has embarked on a series of
peace initiatives in Eastern Equatoria in order to avert further conflict
between herders and farmers, and to encourage the pastoralists to
return to their areas of origin.
 As part of its Sustainable Livelihoods Strategy for 2022-2025, UNHCR
is providing flood tolerant seeds and skills training to affected people in
inundated areas.
 For those hit by drought, UNHCR is distributing early maturing and
drought-resistant seed varieties, as well as supporting the introduction
of irrigation systems.
 To support re-forestation, UNHCR has set up tree nurseries to produce
and distribute seedlings in Jamjang, Maban and Yambio.
o In Jamjang in Ruweng Administrative Area 583,560 seedlings
were produced between 2016 and 2021. In 2022, there is a plan
to produce 75,000 seedlings of which 57,000 have already been
produced, with 52,930 seedlings already distributed.
 o In Maban, UNHCR established five tree nurseries in four refugee
camps through its partner, Relief International. Together they
grew 103,902 tree seedlings in 2021, 69,745 of which were
planted in community managed wood lots to fill gaps and replace
cut trees.
o In Yambio, in Western Equatoria state, UNHCR has distributed a
total of 15,766 tree seedlings.

Common But Differentiated Responsibilities:

 The ambitions of this concept of CBDR (principle 7 of Rio Declaration,1992) which

was agreed upon by the international community way back in the 1990s when the
developed countries acknowledged the responsibility that they bear in the pursuit of
SD have not yet been fulfilled
 Developed countries must reduce emissions. The greatest impact of climate change is
felt by developing countries while the greatest per capita GHG emissions are
concentrated in developed countries.
 The US owns the maximum share of historic responsibility for carbon emissions
Since 2010 China has remained the largest emitter of CO2 followed by the US and
closely followed by the Russian Federation. As the single largest emitter in the world,
China may not share the Global North’s historic responsibility, but each of its present
actions counts in making or breaking the pathway that keeps 1.5C in reach.
 Countries such as Myanmar, India, and Thailand which have highly polluted cities in
terms of air pollution, and Maldives which produces 365000 tons of solid waste a
year, and yet discussing about viable solutions for climate change, must learn from
Swedish environmental policies and models.
 For more than a decade Sweden has been in the top ten of the globally respected
environmental performance\
8indexes along with exceptionally clean air and clean water alongside its low
emissions.
 The government’s energy policies have also promoted the use of renewable energy. One
example is the Electricity Certificate System – a market-based support system for renewable
electricity production.
 According to statistics from the World Bank, the average American releases almost four
times as much carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year into the atmosphere as the average Swede. The
reason for Sweden’s low emission rate is that nearly 75 percent of electricity production in
Sweden comes from hydroelectric (43%) and nuclear (31%) power
 The last few decades have seen Sweden become a focus for leading environmental research.
Stockholm now boasts the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Stockholm Resilience
Centre at Stockholm University.
 The Swedish island of Gotland has opened the world’s first wireless electric
road.. One of Sweden’s climate goals is to reduce emissions from domestic
transport by at least 70 per cent by 2030 compared with 2010.* As part of
these efforts, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has been
 commissioned to develop a plan for how 2,000 kilometres of the country’s
busiest roads can be electrified by 2030.
 Sweden would plea the other countries to first address the root cause of climate change at a
national level by drawing upon learnings from the Swedish model on sustainability,
renewable energy, and waste recycling systems and implement them through modification
within their own climate policies.