French President Paid A Visit To The Philippines

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In a recently concluded visit of French President Francois Hollande, he sought to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit.   The French president is strongly commendable as he is determined to broker a historic pact in Paris to save the world from catastrophic impacts of climate change, and he went to the storm-battered Philippines to highlight those feared consequences.

I can relate this visit to United Nation's Millennium Development Goal 8 (MDG8) - A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT .   I was moved when Hollande regarded his visit to the Philippines as a "show of unity that could serve as a model in the lead-up to Paris for rich and poor nations".  He further emphasized in one of the news articles, "that a Paris accord could not succeed unless rich nations generously and adequately helped developing nations cope with climate change and build clean energy infrastructure."  In addition, President Aquino stated that "We, as a developing country, welcome that countries like France have emerged as global partners."  I highlighted the fact that this event truly, lives up to MDG8 objectives.

Hollande in Yolanda struck Samar
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Moreover, apropos to the MDG8 targets where developed countries providing financial aids to developing nations, "In Guiuan Samar, Hollande announced 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million) in aid for the French non-government organisation ACTED to help local storm-vulnerable communities in the Philippines.  This followed a pledge from Hollande on Thursday of 50 million euros ($56 million) in loans to help prevent future weather-related disasters in the Philippines.

Thank you Mr. Hollande, it was a worth while visit Filipinos will never forget.

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France's Hollande visits typhoon-hit Philippine town