Proceedings of the closing session of the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians kicked off in Sharm El Sheikh on Thursday 16/6/2022.

The two-day conference, held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, is jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Four sessions were held between the participating young parliamentarians and representatives of NGOs and experts.

The climate change is an existential threat that affects all regions around the world, warned Sahar el Bazzar, a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, and the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians.

Speaking during the closing session of the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Sharm El Sheikh, Bazzar urged the international community to exert more efforts to confront the global climate crisis.

Human rights are linked with climate change because of its devastating effect on human beings, she further said.

Talking about the climate finance, Bazzar said that that the developed countries have committed to contribute dlrs 100 billion annually to address climate change, but this goal has not been achieved yet.

She, meanwhile, referred to the legislative role in ensuring that the developed countries will deliver on their pledge.

The sessions tackled the climate change issue and its effect on human rights as well as the parliamentary action to address climate change along with the partnership between the NGOs and the parliamentarians to combat climate change.

Delivering a speech during the closing session of the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, President of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco extended thanks to the young parliamentarians all over the world, who were keen to attend the event to shed light on the challenges besetting the world, topped by the climate change and the plans that should be taken in order to address this issue.

Pacheco underlined the importance of the climate change issue, pointing out to the crucial role played by the youth in order to find solutions to this issue.

“I affirmed several times that inaction on the climate crisis will cost us dearly especially if we do not take immediate tangible steps,” he added.

He also stressed that it is important to fulfill climate pledges of Paris Agreement and turn them into a tangible reality on the ground.

Concluding his speech, Pacheco said that it is necessary to see a change during the climate summit which will be held in Sharm El Sheikh in November.

He hoped that Egypt’s presidency of the COP27 would help turn promises and commitments into actions.

It is important to take decisive steps now to address the climate change issue, he made it clear.

Source: State Information Service Egypt