My name is Mohammed Usrof from ANGRY speaking on behalf of ENGO-DCJ

We start this climate conference with the most urgent call to action. How can you talk about “climate justice” while a genocide is livestreamed to the world?

For over 600 days we have seen infants killed. Children orphaned and wounded. Palestinians starved to death. Entire neighborhoods erased. 

And we blame the same states and companies you’ll find in these halls —

those claiming to lead a “green transition” for perpetuating this genocide.

We see the countries and big polluters who have led the destruction of our planet for decades for their greed and profit pour money in to funding a genocide yet commit pittance for climate finance.

Military emissions account for 5.5% of global emissions and this war being unleashed against my people accounts for emissions equivalent to 100 countries already. Fossil fuels from 13 countries are fuelling this genocide. Refusing to acknowledge this here and by continuing the business as usual is cowardice in a suit, it is cowardice in green wrapping, you’re greenwashing your inhumanity.

We demand an energy embargo against the genocidal apartheid state. We demand genocide to be defunded and for the global military funding to be redirected towards global south countries and for climate action.

End the siege. End the Genocide. There is no climate justice under occupation.