UN General Assembly
2012

therefore a need for the assistance and solidarity among nations that we saw not only during the earthquake in 2010, but also at the time of the collapse of the San José mine, which affected 33 miners. The lives of those miners were saved thanks to their courage, to the determination of the Government of Chile to rescue them and to international cooperation. In Chile, we have strengthened disaster preparedness and early-warning systems and have enhanced the national civil protection agency in order to ensure greater coordination at the national, regional and local levels. However, the occurrence of some of those natural phenomena is also linked to environmental protection. Preserving the environment is another topic that merits the attention of the international community and means that we should act responsibly to safeguard for future generations a clean environment and sustainable development that respects nature. The recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, namely, sustainable development goals, financing mechanisms and a mechanism to transfer and distribute clean energy, should now be implemented.