President Uhuru urges Commonwealth countries to fight terrorism as a family

President Uhuru arriving in Paris to attend the 2015 Climate Change Summit.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for unified efforts in the fight against radicalization, violent extremism and terrorism.

President Kenyatta said Commonwealth countries can collaborate as a family at national, regional and international levels in implementing strategies to counter the threats posed by international crimes.

The President spoke at the close of the three-day 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Valletta, Malta.

“Young people comprise 60 per cent of the commonwealth population and play a significant role in building stable, secure and prosperous societies. Let us promote youth participation in national building and peace building,” the President said.

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Other leaders who spoke during the occasion were President John Mahama of Ghana, Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart, host Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, President of Nauru Baron Divavesi Waqa and outgoing Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma.

Uhuru affirmed Kenya’s commitment to continued engagement with other countries on the best practices to tackle emerging trends of terrorism.

“It is only through cooperation and unity of purpose that a future in which people of all faiths and cultures live peacefully together with the rights of individuals and minorities protected can be built,” he added.

The President also impressed on the Commonwealth countries to approach as a team the upcoming UN talks on tackling global warming and curbing emissions to be held in Paris, France.

Meanwhile the President arrived in Paris, France, on Sunday to attend the  2015 Climate Change Summit, better known by its acronym COP 21.

The plane carrying the President and his delegation touched down at Charles de Gaulle International Airport shortly after 8:00 pm Kenyan time.

The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) and the eleventh session of the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP11) will take place as from tomorrow to 11 December 2015.

The Paris summit represents a historic opportunity to put the world on course to meet the climate change challenge.

COP21 seeks to deliver a clear pathway with short and long term milestones, and a system to help world go

President Kenyatta will be among some 140 world leaders including US President Barack Obama, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi and Russia's Vladimir Putin attending the summit widely expected to reach the first truly global deal to cut greenhouse gases.