![]() This coalition will help build infrastructure which can withstand natural disasters, he said. Prime Minister said, in view of this, India has initiated the formation of the ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’ (CDRI). Modi said one of the effects of Global Warming is the increasing number and severity of natural disasters, and at the same time “they are appearing in new areas and in new forms. Mr Modi also talked about India’s initiative to create the International Solar Alliance. Highlighting India’s leadership role on global issues, he said India was one of the leading nations in the fight against climate change, though its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions was very low. He said as the world is going through a new era, the countries do not have the option to confine themselves within their boundaries. Noting that modern technology is bringing about sweeping changes in every sphere of life and a fragmented world is in the interest of none, he pressed the international community to give a new direction to multilateralism. Urging the United Nations to provide a new direction to the world affairs, Prime Minister said Multi-lateralism and collective responsibility should be the road ahead. Mr Modi said the world is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, whose message of truth and non-violence is relevant even today, for peace, development and progress in the world. Modi noted that largest number of supreme sacrifices made by soldiers of any country for UN peacekeeping missions is from India. The Prime Minister said India has given Buddha to the world and not Yuddha and that is the reason why, India’s voice against terrorism, to the world about this evil, rings with seriousness and the outrage. He added that peace and harmony is the need of hour as he invoked the words of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago where he urged the global community to avoid dissensions. ![]() He said that terrorism is one of the greatest challenges for humanity. Lamenting the lack of unanimity amongst the member states on the issue of terrorism, Prime Minister said, it hurts those very principles, that are the basis for the creation of the United Nations. He said, India is an example to the world and the world could seek motivation from the developing country. In a historic address, delivered in Hindi, at the 74th Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, his focus was on development in the country, climate change and terrorism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the international community to unite against terrorism for the sake of humanity.
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