Below is a press release I just received on the Arab youth that apparently was deported for his actions at COP.
“Qatar, Why Host, Not Lead?”
The Young Arab Civil Society Questions Qatari Government
Doha- Qatar, Dec 6, 2012 - Two young activists from IndyACT held a huge banner today at the central meeting point in the QNCC while the COP 18 UN climate change negotiations were taking place, to show their disappointment of the performance of the Qatari Presidency in the negotiations. Raied Gheblawi and Mohamed Anis Amirouche, were arrested and deported from Qatar on the same day.
The banner stated "Qatar, Why Host, Not Lead?" to portray that the presidency can do more to advance the negotiations in the next 48 hours. If they don't, the talks could actually collapse.
Qatar Presidency has the mandate to facilitate an agreement and take negotiations with ministers into the night and get a decent deal out of them. On a national level, they can also promise to do their part, by firstly cutting emissions and also putting the right finances to get things done.
The youth clearly wanted to tell the Qatari Government that it’s still not too late to make a change!
It’s each delegation’s responsibility to ensure a healthy future for the youth and so they find that now is the perfect time to shape this future ina healthy way.
It is unacceptable that we still live in times when activists are not allowed to express their opinion and demand their right in living in a proper environment. Gheblawi and Amirouche were among millions of people who demand their governments’ everyday to save them from the impacts of climate change. They are just the sound of youth which will never be silenced.
The big question remains, will there be a definite statement by the world leaders tomorrow and will Arab leaders specifically make a difference and pledge to reduce their emissions? The civil society wonders.
For more info, please contact;
Ali Fakhry
Email: [email protected]
Doha Number: 33684296
For more information, click here.
“Qatar, Why Host, Not Lead?”
The Young Arab Civil Society Questions Qatari Government
Doha- Qatar, Dec 6, 2012 - Two young activists from IndyACT held a huge banner today at the central meeting point in the QNCC while the COP 18 UN climate change negotiations were taking place, to show their disappointment of the performance of the Qatari Presidency in the negotiations. Raied Gheblawi and Mohamed Anis Amirouche, were arrested and deported from Qatar on the same day.
The banner stated "Qatar, Why Host, Not Lead?" to portray that the presidency can do more to advance the negotiations in the next 48 hours. If they don't, the talks could actually collapse.
Qatar Presidency has the mandate to facilitate an agreement and take negotiations with ministers into the night and get a decent deal out of them. On a national level, they can also promise to do their part, by firstly cutting emissions and also putting the right finances to get things done.
The youth clearly wanted to tell the Qatari Government that it’s still not too late to make a change!
It’s each delegation’s responsibility to ensure a healthy future for the youth and so they find that now is the perfect time to shape this future ina healthy way.
It is unacceptable that we still live in times when activists are not allowed to express their opinion and demand their right in living in a proper environment. Gheblawi and Amirouche were among millions of people who demand their governments’ everyday to save them from the impacts of climate change. They are just the sound of youth which will never be silenced.
The big question remains, will there be a definite statement by the world leaders tomorrow and will Arab leaders specifically make a difference and pledge to reduce their emissions? The civil society wonders.
For more info, please contact;
Ali Fakhry
Email: [email protected]
Doha Number: 33684296
For more information, click here.
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