24 September 2016 – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly today, Erlan Abdyldavev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, expressed support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which contain a number of targets that are priorities for his country, including poverty reduction, high-quality education, health care, economic growth and environmental protection.
In this regard, he announced that he had signed the Paris Agreement yesterday. “In Kyrgyzstan, rising global temperatures are already causing natural disasters,” he said and enumerated the many environmental stresses the country faces. He called for international support to help his country adapt to climate change. Particularly concerning …read more
Source: Kabar News Agency
