More than 1 billion people around the globe celebrates the International Mother Earth Day 2015

International Mother Earth Day 2015

Kyoto Protocol

United Nations General Assembly

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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Wednesday 22 Apr 2015 - 15:02 Makkah mean time-3-7-1436 International Mother Earth Day 2015 New York, (IINA) - More than one billion people in 190 countries celebrates Wednesday the 45th anniversary International Day for Earth 2015. The United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 278/63 in April 22, 2009, considered 22 of April of each year as the International Day for the security of the land, where devoted to environmental activities to draw attention to the environment problems which the globe suffering from, in order to address the causes and consequences of those problems. This year's celebration Earth Day 2015 under the slogan "It's our turn to lead” came as one billion people still live on less than $1.25 per day. One of the biggest controversies over a treaty has been the issue that developing countries don’t want to give up economic growth no matter the environmental cost, since the US and other developed countries got to pollute their way to the top. Over the past 20 years, there have been a series of failed attempts to create an effective international treaty on climate change mitigation. In 1997, the first major international agreement was passed, The Kyoto Protocol. The US one of the top polluters didn’t ratify. Since then, many Summits and many efforts to come to agreement Rio, Copenhagen have ended in a flop, UN reported. “On Earth Day we need you to take a stand so that together, we can show the world a new direction. It’s our turn to lead. So our world leaders can follow by example. For many, climate change seems like a remote problem, but the reality is that it’s already affecting people, animals and places around the world. A change needs to be made. On April 22 we are harnessing the power of Earth Day to show our communities and our leadership that we want action on climate. It’s our turn to lead, UN noted. “But the big decisions that lie ahead are not just for world leaders and policy-makers. Today, on Mother Earth Day, I ask each one of us to be mindful of the impacts our choices have on this planet, and what those impacts will mean for future generations, “UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. SM/IINA