貧困と飢餓

スマトラ島沖地震が原因で起こった津波以降、世界の世論は変化しました。人々は被災地の人々の窮状に心を打たれ、アフリカなど世界の他の地域の貧困や不正について話し始めています。ブラント委員会報告書の推奨事項を再検討するときがきました。モハメッド·ソフィアン·メスバヒは書いています。

World public opinion has shifted since the Asian tsunami. People have been so moved by the plight of the people in the devastated areas that they have begun to talk about poverty and injustice in other parts of the world, such as Africa. The time is ripe to re-examine the recommendations of the Brandt Report, writes Mohammed Mesbahi and Dr. Angela Paine.

The Asian tsunami has required international cooperation in coordinating a large scale and complex emergency relief program, the likes of which have not been seen before. However, the extent of the devastation has greatly dampened the relief efforts...

The greatest threat to the environment is climate change. We need to recognise that the burning of fossil fuels damage the environment and that petroleum is too valuable as a starting material to be merely consumed as a fuel. We must promote the formation of an International Renewable Energy Agency, argues Mohammed Mesbahi.

環境に対する最大の脅威は気候変動です。化石燃料の燃焼は環境を破壊する上、単に燃料として消費するには、出発原料として石油は貴重すぎることを認識する必要があります。モハメッド·メスバヒは、国際再生可能エネルギー機関の設立を促進しなければならないと主張しています。