Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the UN GeneralAssembly’s adoption of Pakistan-sponsored resolution on climate-induceddisasters is a big achievement as America, China and Russia have come onthe same page on this particular issue while expressing his gratitude overtheir support.
On Friday, the 193-member Assembly adopted the Pakistan-sponsoredresolution by consensus. The text was co-sponsored by a large number ofcountries – 159 – from all regions of the world.
Bilawal said that at this point in time when the geo-political division hadbecome so vivid, we are grateful to America, China and Russia for theirparticipation in a group of countries that presented the resolution.
He also expressed his gratitude to the UN Secretary-General, UN Presidentand officials of Pakistan mission at the United Nations for their supportfor the resolution.
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According to the resolution, “Countries, like Pakistan, which confront suchclimate-induced disasters should not be left to fend for themselves,dependent on the generosity and charity of friends … we must constructmechanisms that can enable climate-struck countries to access resources tomitigate the impacts of the ever more frequent and more intense climatedisasters and to recover quickly from such disasters
