ISLAMABAD – United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres onSunday expressed praise for Pakistan for “sheltering Afghan refugees for 40years” and urged “the world to support host countries and show similarleadership in standing with refugees.”
While addressing a conference entitled “Special Talk on SustainableDevelopment and Climate Change” organised at Islamabad Marriott Hotel, theUNSG termed the challenges and threats of climate change “a commonresponsibility of all global partners.”
He underscored the need to step up actions to achieve goals of climatechange and sustainable development. “The goals of global peace andprosperity are linked with alleviation of poverty, inequality and hunger.”
The UN chief appreciated steps taken by the government to address negativeimpacts of climate change in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, in her address, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gulasserted that the government has taken concrete measures to addresschallenges of climate change.
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Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said,“Pakistan is fifth most vulnerable country that suffers the most fromclimate-related disasters in the long-term.”
He said the incumbent government has zero-tolerance policy against timbermafia involved in illegal deforestation and massive cutting down of treesin the country.
