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CHILE?S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR UN MEMBER STATES TO ACT TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE

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Snowy Owl

Retired in 2010, In Memoriam
CHILE?S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR UN MEMBER STATES TO ACT TO STEM CLIMATE CHANGE
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The President of Chile called for a new global political consensus to deal with climate change, based on a shared but differentiated set of responsibilities and within the framework of the United Nations, during an address to the General Assembly today.

Michelle Bachelet described the impact of climate change on her country, where ?the speed with which the glaciers are melting has doubled in the past 10 years.? At the same time, Chile?s southern zones are experiencing a ?dangerous depletion of the ozone layer, jeopardizing the health of our citizens.?

The Government has taken steps to mitigate the effects of global warming, she said, calling for stepped-up international action. ?There is no time to lose. The effort of consensus that we must make, the effort to enlist the greatest possible support, is comparable only to the effort for peace made on the occasion of the adoption of the San Francisco [UN] Charter six decades ago,? she told the annual high-level debate.

?If we do not act now, the future of all humanity will be endangered,? she warned, arguing for a new ?global political consensus to generate collective action capable of solving the problem in accordance with the principle of shared but differentiated responsibility and within the framework of the United Nations.?

While acknowledging that all countries must contribute to this effort, she emphasized that those who ?have already polluted and achieved their development? have special responsibilities.

?We ask the developed countries to promise technical and financial assistance to the developing countries that most need help with their efforts to combat climate change.?

She voiced hope for the success of negotiations planned for Bali, Indonesia this December aimed at hammering out a successor pact to the legally binding Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, which is set to expire in 2012. ?We also hope that the developed countries will make greater commitments regarding mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer and financing.?<script><!-- D(["mb","\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>In addition, she added, developing countries\nmust undertake ?additional emissions reduction actions in the framework\nof a global effort.?\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>* * *\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>UN EXPERT URGES SERBIA TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT,\nPROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>Alarmed at the stigmatization and hostility\nfaced by those working to advance human rights in Serbia, an independent\nUnited Nations expert has called on that country?s authorities to give\npolitical recognition and legitimacy to human rights defenders and their\nwork.\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>?This stigmatization of defenders, which\nportrays them as ?enemies? of the country, is not countered by supportive\nstatements of State authorities that would give them legitimacy,? Hina\nJilani, the Secretary-General?s Special Representative on the situation\nof human rights defenders, said in a statement released in Belgrade, following\na visit to the country. \u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>She urged State authorities to firmly condemn\nattacks and campaigns against the ?vibrant and active? human rights community\nin Serbia and acknowledge the importance of their work. \u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>The Special Representative said a major concern\nwas the hostile attitude against human rights workers, who are constantly\nunder attack, mainly in the media. This animosity appears to be linked\nto their work on transitional justice and minority rights ? issues that\nshe said ?some sectors of the political establishment are not willing\nto address.?\u003c/font\>\n\u003cbr\>\n\u003cbr\>\u003cfont size\u003d\"2\" face\u003d\"Arial\"\>She noted that Serbia is a country in transition,\nconfronted with the challenges coming from its recent past, as well as\nthose linked to the future, including uncertainties regarding the status\nof Kosovo. ?This environment slows down the advancement of the country\non many fronts, including and in particular on human rights.? ",1] ); //--></script>

In addition, she added, developing countries must undertake ?additional emissions reduction actions in the framework of a global effort.?
 
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