"Human beings are stewards of the environment "says Vatican’s Permanent Observer at U.N. “

(Oct.29, 2008):- The human being is not a threat to the environment, but rather it’s steward”, said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See’s permanent observer at the United Nations. In his speech on Tuesday before the Second Committee of the 63rd session of the U.N.General Assembly, Archbishop Migliore said ,“In a world so interconnected as today, we are witnessing the rapid expansion of a series of challenges in many areas of human life, from food crisis to financial turmoil. Such crises have revealed the limited national resources and capacities to deal with them adequately, and the increasing need for collective action by the international community. He also said that it should be borne in mind that the environmental question cannot be considered separately from other issues, like energy and economy, peace and justice, national interests and international solidarity." Archbishop Migliore affirmed that today's society cannot adequately respond to the duty to protect the environment if it does not seriously review its lifestyle, its patterns of consumption and production. He said "There is an urgent need to educate people in ecological responsibility," and added that "the many challenges the world faces today, confirms the need for coordinated solutions based on a coherent moral vision of the world."