Geneva: Qatar has adopted a national programme and a strategy for food security in a bid to reduce the impact of climate change on the right to food, said Noor Al Sada, Second Secretary at Qatar’s permanent delegation to Geneva.
She was addressing the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council on human rights and global warming.
Al Sada said the programme is based on activation of four main food-related sectors — agriculture, water, renewable energy and food manufacturing.
She said Qatar has paid attention nationally and globally to the issue of global warming and its repercussions, noting that Qatar National Vision 2030 reaffirms the need to deal with domestic environmental issues related to global warming and its effects.
Al Sada said taking into consideration the relationship between global warming and its effect on enjoying human rights, each country must shoulder its responsibilities and duties stipulated in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to protect the earth and its inhabitants from the phenomenon.
She hoped talks will boost solidarity and cooperation among all parties to enhance international efforts to put in place fairer and more convenient measures that limit the effect of global warming.
Stockholm: The Director of Protocol Department at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Caroline Vicini, yesterday received new Qatari Ambassador Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa who presented his credentials.
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