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站前 英文 | 台灣青年張良伊出任氣候聯盟(COP18)理事長

Controversy arose yesterday after it was revealed that the first young Taiwanese to be appointed as a representative at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is listed as being from “Taiwan (Province of China).”

Chang Liang-yi (張良伊), born in 1988, was elected as a focal point for UNFCCC youth nongovernmental organizations during the 18th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the UNFCCC, held in the Qatari capital, Doha, from Nov. 26 through Friday last week.

As the focal point representing developing countries in YOUNGO — the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC — Chang will be in charge of communicating with the Secretariat of the UNFCCC and attend UN activities concerning climate change on behalf of young people next year.
However, the nationality printed on his candidate registration form — “Taiwan (Province of China)” — has stirred up debate in Taiwan, and a report in the Chinese-language Apple Daily on the matter published yesterday drew additional public attention.

At the legislature, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin (林永樂) expressed his regret.
“It’s the duty of every citizen to safeguard the nation’s sovereignty, status and dignity. I feel extremely saddened by the choice [Chang] made,” Lin said at a meeting of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee in Taipei.

Although it has been an aim of Taiwan’s to participate in international organizations, the nation’s status and sovereignty must not be compromised in the process, he said.

In response to questions from lawmakers, Liang Guang-chung (梁光中), deputy director-general of the ministry’s Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs, distanced the government from the matter, saying Chang enrolled in the institution “as an individual, not as a representative of Taiwan.”
“[The whole matter] was his personal preference,” Liang said.

Chang is the founder and chairman of the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition (TWYCC) and the organization was one of many civil groups which, along with some government officials, and representatives from the industrial and academic sectors, comprised the nation’s COP18 delegation, which was present as a non-governmental organization (NGO) observer.

Liang said that Chang attended COP18 “as a member of the Green Club,” a Vancouver-based organization established in 1994 by a group of people from Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.
However, the registration documents, which can be downloaded from the UNFCCC’s Web site, suggest otherwise.
In the documents, Chang introduced himself as the TWYCC’s founder and described the endeavors he had engaged in over the past few years to pursue the stated goals of the UNFCCC.

“As the chairman of first youth climate NGO in Taiwan and stakeholder in a youth hotel, I have a lot of experience and stories to share with YOUNGO,” Chang wrote, in response to a question on the application asking what made him a good candidate to be a focal point.
Liang, who was in the nation’s delegation to COP18, said the ministry had no prior knowledge that Chang had his nationality listed as “Taiwan (Province of China)” on his registration form.

Before the COP18 meeting began, the ministry held a briefing, which Chang Liang-yi attended for members of the delegation to remind them to be careful about issues regarding China during activities and events, Liang said.

台灣青年氣候聯盟理事長張良伊昨在卡達舉行的聯合國氣候變遷綱要公約締約國大會，擊敗世界各國推派的12名青年代表，當選聯合國組織官方青年代表，成為台灣首位進入聯合國下設的青年非政府組織代表的第一人。張良伊說：「未來將用行動讓世界看到台灣。」

第18屆聯合國氣候變遷綱要公約締約國大會目前正在卡達舉行，台灣青年氣候聯盟執行長李芝融說，該大會是聯合國官方組織，下設青年非政府組織、企業組織等團體，其中青年非政府組織共選出2名代表，1名代表已開發國家，另1名代表未開發及開發中國家。

能向祕書長提建言

張良伊昨擊敗12名競爭者，當選未開發及開發中國家青年代表，未來將能與聯合國祕書長見面，提出實際訴求，也能讓台灣登上國際舞台。

24歲的張良伊說，台灣青年成功跨越國界、主權認知的限制，讓台灣有機會直接和聯合國面對面；成為聯合國青年代表後，會用行動讓世界看見台灣，並把這些經驗帶回台灣。
李芝融說，聯合國氣候變遷綱要公約締約國大會在歷年議程中，都會採用聯合國青年組織提出的規約方案，作為推動公約的重要參考，成為官方青年組織代表窗口，等於握有與聯合國直接對話的權力。

環保署：樂觀其成

綠黨中執委潘翰聲昨開心地說：「這是很大突破，國人都應該高興！」去年這群青年就努力爭取，今年終於首度當選代表，這顯示我們在中共的打壓下，仍能在國際空間上突破並扮演更多角色。
人在卡達出席會議的環保署副署長葉欣誠也說：「樂觀其成。」

參考資料：

蘋果日報
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/headline/20121206/34688598/
Taipeitimes
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/12/14/2003550102
部落格
http://twycc.tw/blog_and_news/3429/cop18start/dscn1536/

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