Turkish First Lady Emine Erdoğan on Thursday addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, calling for a “fair system” concerning local weather and environmental issues.
“Just like in all other matters, we need a fair system based on principles of fair distribution regarding climate and environmental problems,” Erdoğan advised UN General Assembly’s excessive degree assembly on the event of International Zero Waste Day.
“We are obliged to establish a fair system and take on measures based on burden sharing where we look out for countries deeply impacted by the consequences of climate change which had no part to play in the first place,” she added.
The first girl famous that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s “world is bigger than five” assertion is especially necessary relating to combating local weather change.
On Dec. 15, 2022, the UN General Assembly declared March 30 as International Day of Zero Waste in a landmark decision introduced by Türkiye together with 105 different international locations.
The Zero Waste undertaking was launched by first girl with the intention of highlighting the significance of zero waste in combating the local weather disaster.
The undertaking has acquired worldwide consideration with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing his gratitude to Türkiye’s first girl throughout a convention in New York in September.
The first girl began his speech by thanking Guterres and 105 nations for cooperation.
“On our way to turn ‘Zero Waste’ project which we have launched in Türkiye into a global movement, I believe this date will be a crucial step for ‘World, our common home’ as well,” she mentioned.
In remembrance of the people who misplaced their lives in the course of the important earthquakes that struck the southern provinces of Türkiye on Feb. 6, the primary girl expressed gratitude in the direction of “all friendly” nations who supplied help.
“I would like to thank personally and on behalf of the Turkish people all friendly countries that stood by Türkiye either by dispatching their search and rescue teams, mobilizing humanitarian aid capabilities or sharing their prayers and well wishes,” she added.
In her remarks, Erdoğan, who has change into the primary Turkish girl to handle the UN, mentioned the earth is “deeply connected through balance and measure,” including that “the sands of the African deserts are sources of life for the Amazon forests”.
“We are a part of this magnificent mozaique,” she mentioned.
Erdoğan defined how people began consuming the world’s “abundant resources damagingly,” penalties of industrialization and human waste in nature.
“We live in such a world where we send our waste to the least developed countries thinking that garbage we don’t see is actually harmless,” she mentioned.
“These piles of waste not only pollute the environment but also create an upgraded version of colonialism,” she added.
Stressing the necessity to take motion towards local weather change, Erdoğan mentioned: “In a world where millions of people have no access to clean drinking water, production of a single cigarette consumes 3.7 liters of water; a fact that deeply hurts every responsible citizen of the world.”
Adding that cigarette butts, digital cigarettes and different heated tobacco merchandise are threatening the surroundings, the primary girl mentioned: “Humans have created this frightening landscape.”
With the Zero Waste undertaking she began 5 years in the past, she mentioned 650 million tones of uncooked materials had been conserved and 4 million tones of greenhouse gasoline emissions had been eradicated by way of recycling.
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“I am proud to state that as Türkiye we never remain indifferent towards global matters and we stand committed to be a part of the solution regarding environmental problems,” she mentioned, whereas additionally asserting the launch of the “Zero Waste Foundation” quickly.
The Turkish first girl mentioned there is no such thing as a factor as “waste” in nature’s personal system.
Underlining the necessity to type a “circular system to reuse our waste,” she famous the strategies impressed by nature, including that “all ancient cultures and beliefs suggest a way of life that fits the creation of humans in line with nature’s laws.”
“This is true for my motherland, Anatolia, which is the cradle of ancient civilizations,” she mentioned.
“Prophet Muhammad of Islam taught us centuries ago how we should approach the world and its natural resources through his command… Even if you are by a river do not waste a single drop of water!” she cited.
“I’m proud and happy to see as a Zero Waste volunteer that this national initiative we have launched in our country reached such a level that it became an exemplary model for the rest of the world, and now turned into a strong policy under the roof of UN,” she added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
