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Brown says 5 urgent challenges for G20 summit(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-09-21 16:54 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there are five urgent challenges that next week's UN meeting and G20 Summit in America must seek to address, reported in London on Sunday. Brown said world leaders must agree common action to prevent climate change, fight terrorism, end nuclear proliferation, overcome poverty and secure prosperity. He said tough negotiations lie ahead, but countries must increase their efforts to tackle key challenges such as the economy. Brown said "this is the time to redouble our efforts and I have proposed a new global compact for growth, jobs and prosperity to be shared across the world. Leadership, vision and courage are required. It will not be easy. Tough negotiations lie ahead." "But be clear - my priorities will be ensuring that people's jobs are protected and created, that the recovery happens and that we build a safer, fairer and greener Britain," he added.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) warned that it is still possible that Britain suffers a "jobs-loss recovery" in which unemployment peaks at more than 3.5 million and takes a decade to get back to previous levels. The CIPD said this could happen if there is "a weak and uncertain economic recovery, marked by continued fear of a double- dip recession, with a cutbacks in recruitment, a renewed bout of redundancies as employers find it increasingly difficult to hold on to staff retained during the initial recession." Europe views itself as the world leader and wants to limit climate change to 2 C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. It has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020, and to raise this to 30 percent if there is agreement at Copenhagen.
In the past few years while adhering to the Scientific Outlook on Development Hu promotes, China has been working towards rigorous targets - which it had set for itself - to promote clean energy, push for energy efficiency and cut greenhouse emissions.
I hope China will categorically outline her stance on vital international issues. I would be totally disappointed if deliberations after this UN summits turn out to be "the same old wine in old cups."
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