Sunday, September 30, 2007

Equality 'threatened by climate'


Climate change is the "greatest long-term threat" to achieving global equality, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told the United Nations.

Mr Miliband said although all countries were affected by climate change, the poorest people within the poorest countries would suffer the most.

He called on the richest countries to take the greatest action to combat climate change.

He made the comments in his first speech to the UN as foreign secretary.

'Dangerous' inequalities
Mr Miliband urged co-operation between nations to improve global equality and therefore stability and prosperity.

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