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By: Rafaela Renzo - Fox News The United Nations has once again gone into session to address climate change, but this time focusing on how to appease its horrible consequences in the sub-saharan region. As proposals are made, tensions between nations are rising as they simply cannot come to an agreement. Can countries put their political differences aside, or will a rift continue to form? The US claims that “not enough powerful nations support” some of the clauses put forward, but will the country be able to garner the approval of the majority to pass humanitarian aid? Climate change has been a prevalent issue throughout the whole world, being addressed in various sessions in the United Nations and being the source of various initiatives to combat the issue. The most recognized action was the Paris Agreement, where countries vowed to make changes in their systems to prevent global temperatures from rising. However, the concern that these policies of combating global warming are not being fairly implemented throughout the world has brought concerns to the international community. The sub-Saharan region has found itself in the midst of the detrimental consequences brought by climate change, experiencing even drier climates than they’re known for and experiencing disturbing humanitarian issues. Countries, such as the US, have offered and continuously sent support to nations that find themselves at risk because of climate change, such as Chad, Somalia and Madagascar, but it has been critiqued for being the largest releaser of carbon emissions in the world which only worsen the state of this country. It has been recognized that actions need to be taken to combat this looming issue, which could ultimately lead to the end of all humanity.  Photo showcasing the realities of many countries of the sub-Saharan region. The drier the climates, the higher the death rates. To take climate change into consideration, one has to recognize that the problem is expected to bring more than 250,000 deaths per year after 2030, being the source of horrific droughts, wildfires, malnutrition and heat stress alone. Climate change is not an issue that can be played with, and as the delegation of the United States states, “it requires a large amount of power to solve”. In the ECOSOC committee, resolutions have been put forward in order to address the issue, but many have been considered incomplete and insufficient and failed to garner the support of powerful countries. Clauses such as the implementation of irrigation systems in the sub-Saharan region, and the adoption of renewable energy sources have been the central proposal of countries such as China, Brazil and France. However, the resolution has been heavily critiqued by the international community, finding various inadequacies and issues that failed to be addressed. The US claims that the document is “incomplete”, and without the support of more major nations, will not be able to pass. By refusing to acknowledge this proposition, the US aims to promote global security, peace and trade and to possibly find a channel of cooperation between all the countries present in the committee. It can be said that the issue being addressed is a difficult one that requires the involvement of the whole globe to solve. Climate change is expected to bring death and despair into the world, and in regions that are suffering the most, humanitarian aid is expected to be in the clauses of any resolution proposed. Some nations in this community fail to see the future climate change may bring, and continue to not address the issue sufficiently. Will the UN be enough to bring all nations into cooperation? Or will the world continue to suffer because of political issues? Bibliography:
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