IN THE FACE OF A GLOBAL ORDER IN CLEAR DECOMPOSITION

"This world order, however imperfect it may have been even at its best, no longer exists." These were the words of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the recent European security conference.

Beyond the political, economic, and military considerations of these statements, the truth is that we, as a region, face the most challenging situation in our recent history. Until now, this existing order, "however imperfect it may have been," was useful to our nations in some way. Institutions such as the United Nations and numerous valuable dependent agencies, such as UNESCO, the FAO, climate conferences, and so many others, have provided support-if not to the extent we would like, then certainly very valuable. The same is true of regional and interregional bodies.

This challenge is even greater with the threat of climate change, whose devastating effects our countries are feeling with increasing frequency and severity.

Beyond the controversy surrounding its origin, with theories explaining it as a consequence of natural phenomena such as changes in the Earth's axis of rotation, what is undeniable is that the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation by humans are fueling its increasing evolution.

The last global warming experienced by the Earth was in the Pliocene era, when atmospheric CO2 levels were similar to those of today, and the planet's average temperature was between 2.5 and 4 degrees Celsius warmer than it is now, a result of volcanic activity. This CO2 was stored over time in permafrost, oceans, and other environments that served as receptacles.

Today, that level of atmospheric CO2 is a product of the use of fossil fuels, with the added problem that we must also consider the CO2 encapsulated for millions of years that is being released into the atmosphere at an increasing rate, a result, among other things, of the warming of the poles and the oceans.

IRON UNITY IS REQUIRED

These two realities-a world order in clear decline, which, in addition to the barbaric criminal acts we have recently witnessed, motivated by purely selfish political and economic interests that have prevented and will continue to prevent any effective action to address the causes of this environmental disaster, and an increasingly devastating climate change-demand that the nations of the Latin American and Caribbean region form and consolidate a strong union to successfully confront these realities.

This union must transcend political ideologies, religions, and selfish economic interests.

Otherwise, we will subject our peoples to the sad task of drifting aimlessly through their future. Therefore, we must understand that these challenges are so immense that a single nation or even a small group of nations cannot face them alone.

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