PM Shehbaz Sharif asks world leaders at UNGA why Pakistan was paying price of global heating and seeks 'justice' after floods killed hundreds and caused $30 billion in economic losses
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges justice for developing nations that are at"ground zero" of climate crisis but bear little responsibility for global heating, in a passionate address at UN General Assembly.Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned that his country's worst-ever floods were a sign of climate catastrophes to come around the world, as he urged justice for developing nations that bear little responsibility for the global heating.
Sharif said injustice was inherent in the crisis, with his country of 220 million people at "ground zero" of climate crisis but responsible for less than one percent of carbon emissions. "My real worry is about the next stage of this challenge when the cameras leave, and the story just shifts away to conflicts like Ukraine, my question is, will we be left alone, to cope with a crisis we did not create," Sharif asked the world leaders.Supporters argue that historic polluters have a moral imperative to pay for the loss and damage already caused by multiplying extreme weather events, which have not been prevented by measures to mitigate or adapt to global warming.
"Pakistan is working to encourage respect for the rights of Afghan girls and women to education and work. Yet, at this point, isolating the Afghan Interim Government could aggravate the suffering of the Afghan people, who are already destitute," he said.
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