Baku, September 18, 2024 – We, representatives of international organizations, multilateral development banks and international climate and environment funds, gathered at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Baku. , Azerbaijan, November 18, 2024,

NOTING the urgent need to address the complex challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on human development and to recognize the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to addressing these challenges;

REMINDER the shared commitment to advancing the human development agenda for climate resilience, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

RECOGNIZE the importance of integrating health, education, social protection and decent jobs, as well as skills development, into climate action to improve mitigation, resilience, adaptive capacities and good -be general of current and future populations, in particular workers at risk. lose their jobs, women, children, youth, migrants, displaced people and other vulnerable groups, as recognized in commitments such as the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action, the Declaration on a just transition from COP26, the United Arab Emirates Declaration on Climate and Health from COP28. , and the Declaration on the Common Agenda for Education and Climate Change;

HIGHLIGHTING the critical role of strengthening global partnerships and strengthening collaborative efforts to drive transformative change and build adaptive capacity at local, regional and global levels, as demonstrated by initiatives such as the Greening Education Partnership, the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH). ), the Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative and the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative;

RECOGNIZE that investments in human development not only build and strengthen resilience to climate change, but also fuel solutions to address it;

HIGHLIGHTING the need to foster technological and community innovations and leverage collective expertise to create scalable solutions that respond to the immediate and long-term impacts of climate change on human development;

STRESSFUL the importance of social dialogue between governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations, as well as the engagement of relevant stakeholders, in the design and implementation of climate policies aimed at ensuring healthy health, education, adequate skills development and social protection, all of which are essential to building climate-resilient populations;

EXPRESS a shared vision of empowering communities and ensuring that climate action strategies are inclusive, equitable and designed to promote sustainable development and facilitate a just transition, leaving no one behind;

WELCOMING the first-ever Human Development Day as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the “Baku Initiative on Human Development for climate” led by the presidency of COP29 Resilience.” This initiative aims to address cross-sectoral synergies and complementarities between green education, health, social protection, decent jobs and skills development in order to strengthen resilience climate, with a particular focus on workers at risk of losing their jobs, workers in the informal economy, women, children, youth, migrants, displaced people and other vulnerable groups;

We affirm our commitment to strengthening our respective and shared efforts, notably through voluntary partnerships, initiatives and coalitions. We will work collaboratively and quickly to pursue the following common goals:

• Strengthen cooperation to address the impacts of climate change on human development, with a focus on education, health, social protection, decent jobs and skills development, with particular attention to the needs of children and young people;
• Promote human development as a key lever to strengthen climate resilience, with a particular focus on women, children and youth, migrants, displaced people, workers who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, workers in the informal economy and other vulnerable groups. , through integrated and coordinated actions that take age and gender into account;
• Bringing together global efforts on climate and human development for greater synergy, complementarity and maximum impact;
• Strengthen dialogue at the intersection between climate policy and human development, including nationally determined contributions and national adaptation plans;
• Increase age- and gender-responsive climate finance for investments in human development, including education, health, social protection, decent jobs and skills development, while promoting synergies and Financing effectiveness through partnerships and multi-stakeholder coordination.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, we aim to cooperate in the following areas:

• Engage in systematic and coherent activities that address the intersection of climate change and human development. This includes joint initiatives and efforts to maximize impact in relevant sectors;
• Actively support and facilitate dialogue and collaboration between social partners and relevant stakeholders, including the public and private sectors, to effectively address emerging challenges and opportunities at the intersection of climate change and human development;
• Continue to support the mobilization and catalysis of age- and gender-appropriate climate finance, in order to promote strategic initiatives in the areas of education, health, social protection, employment and of skills development.

With this joint statement, we reaffirm our collective commitment to advancing human development as a cornerstone of climate resilience and commit to working together to ensure that climate action is inclusive, promotes intergenerational equity and is guided by COP-29. “Baku Guiding Principles on Human Development for Climate Resilience” led by the Presidency.

We are committed to working together to ensure that each partnership, initiative or coalition improves the coordination of actions, promotes the sharing of information, knowledge and good practices at national, regional and global levels, and improves the impact of investments in human development. . In doing so, we can maximize synergies, avoid duplication of efforts and ensure the efficient use of our collective resources, thereby contributing to a climate-resilient future for all.

Joint declaration of:

COP29

International Organization for Migration

United Nations Development Program

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

International Labor Organization

United Nations Children’s Fund

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

World Health Organization (WHO)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

The Global Fund

Adaptation Fund

Asian Development Bank

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

Green Climate Fund