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South Africa's foreign policy is centered on 'active non-alignment' and the 'universality' posture, aiming to mediate global conflicts and promote the interests of the Global South. A primary focus is the African continent, specifically through the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the pursuit of Agenda 2063. The government seeks to enhance economic diplomacy by supporting South African investments in Africa and developing regional value chains for critical minerals like lithium. Additionally, South Africa maintains a commitment to human rights and self-determination, evidenced by its legal actions at the International Court of Justice regarding Palestine and its support for Western Sahara. On a multilateral level, the country advocates for the reform of the UN Security Council and leverages its membership in BRICS and the G20 to amplify African influence.

The statement supports the Special Rapporteur's mapping report, specifically its focus on fossil fuels, loss and damage, and the risks associated with geoengineering and carbon credits. It calls for further investigation into human rights violations across the entire fossil fuel lifecycle to support a just transition and emphasizes the necessity of an intersectional approach to protect marginalized groups.

On 26 June 2024, Minister Kerrie D. Symmonds of Barbados delivered a statement supported by 35 WTO members calling for the operationalization of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and the finalization of additional provisions regarding overcapacity and overfishing by July 2024.

Minister Kerrie D. Symmonds of Barbados argues that the 18-year-old Aid for Trade initiative is based on outdated assumptions and must be modernized to address the climate crisis and systemic vulnerabilities of small island developing states. He calls for a shift from traditional aid to an 'investment ambition' incorporating blended finance and private sector contributions, specifically citing the Bridgetown Initiative. Symmonds emphasizes that GDP-based eligibility for concessional financing is inadequate because a single climatic event can cause massive GDP losses, necessitating a reclassification of eligibility that accounts for vulnerability.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed USD 1.6 billion to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and provided over USD 200 million in grant resources through its Readiness Programme. The GCF prioritizes the most vulnerable, including high-income SIDS based on vulnerability rather than income. While the GCF works with over 40 national entities in SIDS, the Executive Director admits that current modalities for simplifying access are insufficient and describes the difficulty of accessing finance as a systemic issue across multiple institutions.

Ministers from 13 nations met on 26 May 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda to reaffirm their commitment to a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The group expressed concern that planned fossil fuel production by 2030 exceeds Paris Agreement limits and highlighted how debt burdens hinder the transition for small island nations. They agreed to establish an expert working group on financing a just transition and to seek legal advice on the most effective pathway to develop the treaty over the next 12 months.

TESS expresses support for the WTO Dialogue on Plastic Pollution (DPP) Ministerial Statement and its associated work plan. The organization emphasizes that the DPP should complement the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process for a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. TESS advocates for the design of workstreams to ensure pragmatic outcomes by MC14 and encourages members to engage with the World Customs Organization (WCO) regarding Harmonized System (HS) amendments for the 2028 cycle to facilitate trade-related measures against plastic pollution.

DASD Caroline Baxter describes the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) efforts to integrate climate literacy into professional military education (PME). She argues that climate change acts as a "threat multiplier" affecting installations, mission demand, and budgets. The DoD's approach focuses on making climate information mission-relevant, integrating it into existing curricula to avoid task saturation, and emphasizing readiness and lethality over political terminology. Key initiatives include the Climate Literacy Sub-Working Group, a new outcomes-based PME instruction, and a dedicated online portal for authoritative climate information.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) supports the Special Rapporteur's findings that 'business as usual is a recipe for climate chaos' and urges states to implement mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for corporate value chains. CIEL emphasizes that oil, gas, and coal are 'the key drivers of the triple planetary crisis' and calls for the elimination of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms, which it describes as a 'substantial obstacle to effective climate and environmental action'. The statement further advocates for the incorporation of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment into national laws and a proposed legally binding instrument on business and human rights.

A coalition of 60 trade ministers asserts that the global trading system must move beyond "business as usual" to support the Paris Agreement. They advocate for breaking silos between trade, finance, and environment ministries to catalyze investment in clean energy, support climate-vulnerable nations, and reform the global financial system to promote net-zero trade finance and sustainable supply chains.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is expanding its support for the intersection of climate change and human health, launching a USD 1.5 million Project Preparation Facility (PPF) grant to develop a USD 122 million global programme. The GCF highlights a significant funding gap, noting that only 2% of adaptation funding is currently allocated to health projects, despite 91% of countries prioritising health in their Nationally Determined Contributions as of 2023. The GCF has already approved USD 457 million across 13 projects with health co-benefits and recently approved its first purely health sector project, a USD 25 million grant for Lao PDR.

Friends of the Earth International condemns the killing of innocents and hostage-taking in the conflict between Israel and Gaza, describing the current military response in Gaza as a "crime de guerre". The organization advocates for the self-determination of the Palestinian people, the end of the military occupation of territories seized in 1967, and the implementation of a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders. It specifically highlights the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where populations are cut off from electricity, water, and fuel, and calls for the international community to pressure Israel to comply with UN Security Council resolutions.

The Center for International Environmental Law asserts that geoengineering technologies, including solar radiation modification and carbon dioxide removal, are unproven, unfeasible at scale, and violate human rights obligations. The organization warns that these technologies are being used as excuses to avoid phasing out fossil fuels and notes that unregulated experiments often occur on Indigenous Peoples' territories without consent. It advocates for a rapid, fair fossil fuel phase-out and the adoption of a global binding instrument via the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The World Resources Institute emphasizes that the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. presents an opportunity for net job creation and improved wages, provided that robust policies and unionization are utilized to protect workers during the transition.

The statement argues that climate-altering engineering technologies, such as carbon capture and storage and solar radiation modification, are unproven at scale and pose significant risks to human rights and the environment. It further contends that decarbonization proposals often fail to address the toxic impacts of industrial agriculture and that the only viable pathway to avoid catastrophic climate change is the immediate phase-out of fossil fuels combined with a human-rights-respecting transition to renewable energy.

The Nairobi Declaration asserts that Africa is disproportionately affected by climate change despite minimal historical responsibility. It calls for the global community to honor the $100 billion annual climate finance promise, operationalize the Loss & Damage fund, and reform the multilateral financial system to reduce the 'great financial divide' in borrowing costs. The declaration commits Africa to green industrialization, increasing renewable energy capacity to 300 GW by 2030, and valuing its natural capital. It specifically requests the re-channeling of $100 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to Africa and the reduction of corporate tax losses from profit shifting.

Carbon Market Watch (CMW) highlights that the two-week window for providing inputs to the Supervisory Body on removal activities is "extremely short" and overlaps with SB58, potentially leading to an underrepresentation of observer organisations. Instead of new inputs, CMW directs the Supervisory Body to five previous submissions made between May 2022 and April 2023 regarding removal activities and methodological requirements.

The Center for International Environmental Law highlights the symbiotic relationship between the fossil fuel industry and industrial agriculture, noting that agriculture accounts for approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. It emphasizes that reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides creates vulnerability to fossil fuel price shocks, which increases food costs and insecurity. The statement calls for states to transition toward resilient and regenerative agricultural models to ensure food and energy sovereignty.

GreenLatinos argues that affirmative action is a critical tool for addressing historical and systemic inequities in the US higher education system. The organization warns that the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action threatens the participation of communities of color and risks reversing progress toward a more equitable society. To illustrate the danger of removing these policies, the statement cites California's experience after Proposition 209, noting that while over half of the state's public high school graduates are Hispanic, only 25% of University of California freshmen are from this background, with representation dropping to 15% at UCLA and Berkeley.

The document argues that Israel's 16-year blockade of the Gaza Strip has created an uninhabitable environment and a severe humanitarian crisis, characterized by extreme poverty, food insecurity, and a lack of basic utilities. It demands an immediate end to the blockade and collective punishment of the population.