Trump’s ignoring climate change was no surprise, given his rejection of climate science and planned withdrawal from the UN-sponsored Paris climate agreement. President Obama, by comparison, frequently argued for international climate cooperation in his UN speeches. Nations, not peopleAny call for the respect of rights in Trump’s speech was reserved for nations, not people. Trump’s only explicit mention of human rights was to condemn — without naming names — the “governments with egregious human rights records” that sit on the UN Human Rights Council. Tania Karas is a foreign correspondent reporting on refugees, migration policy and human rights.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 23, 2017 06:56 UTC