We were not part of the problem, but we have every intention to be part of the solution: Muddahanumegowda
Updated: Oct 20, 2015 05:13:03pm
New Delhi, Oct 20 (KNN) MP from India, S P Muddahanumegowda associating himself with the Group of 77, said that sustainable development was first and foremost about the eradication of poverty and hunger.
Speaking at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly during the discussion on sustainable development, “We were not part of the problem, but we have every intention to be part of the solution,” he said, referring to climate change.
As it began its discussion of sustainable development, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) emphasized that the need for an effective global response to climate change could not be overstated, an official release said.
Muddahanumegowda pointed out that there was something wrong with the way the agenda item had been framed in the Committee’s work and it would be useful to discuss recasting that agenda item.
“Sustainable development involved avoiding choices that had been made by many, mostly developed countries in their race for “unsustainable development,” he said, adding, “Those choices had led to climate change and wrecked the environment. The burden of sustainability therefore could not be placed on the poor, and livelihoods in the developing South could not be compromised for the sake preserving lifestyles in the North.
He noted that a familiar story was repeating itself in the ongoing climate talks in Bonn where the voices and interests of a majority of developing countries were being stifled if not ignored. (KNN Bureau)
Speaking at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly during the discussion on sustainable development, “We were not part of the problem, but we have every intention to be part of the solution,” he said, referring to climate change.
As it began its discussion of sustainable development, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) emphasized that the need for an effective global response to climate change could not be overstated, an official release said.
Muddahanumegowda pointed out that there was something wrong with the way the agenda item had been framed in the Committee’s work and it would be useful to discuss recasting that agenda item.
“Sustainable development involved avoiding choices that had been made by many, mostly developed countries in their race for “unsustainable development,” he said, adding, “Those choices had led to climate change and wrecked the environment. The burden of sustainability therefore could not be placed on the poor, and livelihoods in the developing South could not be compromised for the sake preserving lifestyles in the North.
He noted that a familiar story was repeating itself in the ongoing climate talks in Bonn where the voices and interests of a majority of developing countries were being stifled if not ignored. (KNN Bureau)
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