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BRUSSELS, Sept 21 (KUNA) -- The European Union Saturday warned that climate change multiplies threats to peace and security and destabilises local communities and their environments, and appealed for action to fight climate change.
"Today, as especially young people all around the world are mobilising in their call to save our planet, the time for action is more pressing than ever," said EU High Representative Federica Mogherini in a statement to mark the International Day of Peace.
Combatting climate change is a key to protecting and promoting peace throughout the world, she stressed.
"Nearly a billion people live in areas with high exposure to climate hazards. Some 400 million of them live in countries with already low levels of peacefulness. These conditions have the potential to further undermine the functioning of affected societies," noted Mogherini.
"On the International Day of Peace, the European Union reaffirms its commitment to peace and security, to human rights and sustainable development for all, to international cooperation and to the rules-based international order with the United Nations at its core," she stated.
"The EU is also a strong advocate of the universalisation and enforcement of non-proliferation and arms control treaties and regimes towards a more secure world," added the statement. (end)
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