Aaron kaahYancho (PAMACC TEAM PARIS)
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
The International Youth and Students’ Movement of the United Nations(ISMUN)
in collaboration with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)have
noted that world leaders will be held accountable if the 1.5*C target is not
signed on Paris.
Holding under the theme “Leaving No one behind
and Establishing Climate Justice”as one of the side events in this ongoing
climate change arrangement, Budi Tjahjono advocacy officer for a Voice at the
United Nations lamented that a 1.5*C temperature rise will make more suffers in
the poor regions of the world like Africa, the Caribbean’s and Latin America
where people depended on natural resources for hope more desperate. He argued
that the US position of blocking the use of a human rightslanguage in the
drafted agreement had serious consequences for humanity. “An aspect of human
rights in the agreement calls for a
historic responsibility and engagement with the rich countries which has much
to do with compensations” Budi argued.
Calling for human rights to be put on the center of
the discussions, Budi stressed that this could assist government s and member
states under this treaty to act accordingly. Speaking for the Caribbean Youth
Environment Network Dickson Barry saidtheir youth Movement was advocating for a
1.5*C temperature fixing agreement to be finalized on Paris. According to Barry
nothing less than that, was like “putting a gun to their heads”. This youth leader
said 1.5 *C for all the 800 youths in the 50different states in the Caribbean
meant justice and staying alive. “We want a world that we will inherit and hand
to posterity”. Barry added. Weeping that the Caribbean would be at risk if
global warming wasn’t checked, Barry cited sea rise and floods as the existing
daily challenges that people of his region had to gamble with. “Anything above
2*C is not agreeing at all and we will hold our leaders accountable”. Barry believed.
Barry took the liberty to call on governments in the world to create enabling
structures for the youths to engage in climate change discussions.
Cooperation Jackson a local coalition for the
people of the Africa decent form the USA wondered why the negotiators were
putting trade and politics first in the heart of the negotiation process.
Explaining how the USA was selfishly trying to control the way people were
living on earth, Cooperation Jackson said many cities in the US will be underwater
in 2020 if real measures were not taken to address global warming. “1.5*C is
relevant even for the US people” Jackson remarked. While calling on members of
the global civil society movements to look beyond this particular Cop and for
what the future holds , He concluded that the US government didn’t have
humanity at heart if it resisted to
append a 1.5*Csettlement on Paris. “We have to speak out for this is an issue
of social injustice “. Jackson added.
Speaking from an African civil society perspective,
SamsonSamuel Ogallah andShaddadMuawia of Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
PACJA said if the temperature rise
exceeded 1.5*C more people in Africa would be left behind in the execution of
the SDG’s Sustainable Development Goal’s, “A setback for the development and
progress of Africa and more and more people in the troubles of climate change
impacts would face moredaring challenges as a result of
temperature rise”Ogallah Said. Adding that climate justice meant that the
vulnerable in the world received compensations Shaddad expressed
disappointments that the US and other industrialized countries were playing to
the gallery. “There is need to have a human rights council and reporter who
will formulate legal instruments on which states must act”.Shaddad demanded.
Accepting that Justice means human rights Jan Lonn,
the secretary general of the
International Youth and Students Movement for the United Nations requested that
climate change had to be approached from a human rights perspective. “Article
II and the preamble of the Draft carry issues of human rights and must be
considered”. He said. Asking for the legalization of a 1.5*C agreement to be
declared for the survival of mother earth, JanLonn noted that enacting a 2*C
pact was not agreeing at all on Paris. “Our message is clear- signing a 1.5*C
treaty is respecting our human rights and justice for all.” Jan ended.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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