Brown calls for joint efforts to address global problems

LONDON, July 21 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called for collective action to address global problems, such as climate change, poverty and repression.

Brown made the remarks when he attended an international conference of technology entrepreneurs, academics and artist in Oxford, a borough of south-central England.

The prime minister said he believes new method of communication provided an "unprecedented" opportunity for the world together to tackle global issues.

Brown said massive changes in technology have allowed people to quickly see what is happening around the world and to mobilize behind an issue.

He said the "shared moral stance" between different cultures and societies should be leveraged to build stronger international institutions.

Climate change is a good example of how the world needs to create global bodies with sufficient weight to deal with problems that affect everyone, Brown added.