NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for global cooperation, conciliation and solidarity to overcome the challenges of economy, energy and climate catastrophe.
The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that in order to meet the challenges of the future, new, creative and effective approaches must be developed in order to rebuild a world order that can avert global catastrophe, maintain peace and security, and foster the equitable and inclusive development of all nations and peoples in harmony with nature. He made this statement while speaking at a high-level meeting of Young Foreign Ministers in New York on the sidelines of the UNGA’s 77th session.
In order to foresee a future international order that will ensure everyone’s security, peace, and harmony, the foreign minister presented a six-point agenda.
He claimed that the threats posed by climate change have begun to grow so quickly that they are outpacing both nature and humanity’s capacity for adaptation. “One of the deadliest natural disasters in American history has struck our nation. Over 33 million people have been directly impacted, and more than 1,300 priceless lives have been lost.
“Improving the methods of implementation, particularly climate funding, technology transfer, and capacity building, would be necessary for effective climate action. The agreement made in Glasgow can serve as the foundation for a more ambitious climate action strategy, he continued.
He also emphasised the necessity of creating a system to use the public funds that are already available to access private sector investments in adaptation and mitigation projects. We must make sure that everyone benefits from technical breakthroughs and that economic growth is reflected in everyone’s income and way of living.
A strong message from Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urges young people everywhere to get ready for the difficulties that lie ahead and that pose growing dangers to the world’s economy, environment, and peace.
According to Surendar Valasai, Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister for Human Rights, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is the Foreign Minister of a country with 64% of the population under the age of 30, “has timely opened a channel for the youth of the world communicate with each other, discuss the current and future issues, and sort out.”
The Young Foreign Ministers gathering took place in Pakistan’s permanent embassy in New York. The ceremony was attended by foreign ministers from Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar, and Serbia.
According to him, the six-point agenda presented at the conference by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be very helpful in developing a strategy and methods to ensure human security, peace, and harmony.
“This agenda revolves around such challenges as climate change; the evolving global economy impacted by technological and scientific advances, green jobs, modern supply chains, crises and emergencies; peaceful co- existence and resolution of conflicts; the relentless emergence of new weapons driven strategic competition and new scientific innovations; possible future pandemics; and the need for stronger multilateral cooperation.”
Surendar Valasai said that right from Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the PPP leadership has always played leading role in the efforts for world peace, economic and climate justice. Be it the first Islamic Summit in Lahore in 1974 or the Youth Diplomacy moot in New York yesterday.
