STATEMENTS
OF THE BAHÁ'Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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STATEMENTS
OF THE BAHÁ'Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change:
Appeal to the World’s Leaders
Drafted by the Bahá'í International Community and signed by many organizations in the lead up to the High Level Event on climate change organized by the United Nations Secretary Genera Ban Ki-moon in September 2009
We, the undersigned non-governmental
organizations in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social
Council, leaders of the world’s religions and other members of
civil society urge the governments of the world to participate in the
UN High Level Event on Climate Change through representatives at the
highest level and unequivocally call on them to:
- Consider deeply the ethical
and moral questions at the root of the climate change
crisis—questions of justice and equity that will determine the
survival of cultures, ecosystems, and present as well as future
generations;
- Recognize that the quest for
climate justice is not a competition for limited resources but part of
an unfolding process towards greater degrees of unity among nations as
they endeavor to build a sustainable, just and peaceful civilization;
- Distinguish their
contributions to this High-Level Event by demonstrating trust, justice,
solidarity and a vision of prosperity for the most vulnerable
populations;
- Demonstrate courage and
moral leadership as they articulate the vision and secure the
foundations for a comprehensive and legally binding agreement during
the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 5th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol in December 2009; and
- Ensure that commitments in
all arenas of the climate change challenge are guided by ethical and
moral considerations so as to inspire the trust and confidence of
individuals, communities and institutions to effect the changes needed
to build a sustainable civilization.
- We call on the gathered leaders to summon the same spirit and sense
of urgency that led to the creation of the United Nations, to forge a
climate change agreement worthy of the trust of humankind.
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Last updated 11 October 2009