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Climate change can play a role in driving people from their homes into areas of conflict and potentially across borders, according to a new United Nations report released today.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced sadness at the death of Dr. J. Michael Adams, President of the International Association of University Presidents, paying tribute to the late scholar who was also a friend of the United Nations and its chief.

Jobs – Peter Poschen, Director of the Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, ILO

Twenty-five local and indigenous groups were honoured on Wednesday evening by the United Nations for their outstanding contributions to sustainable development.

Among the thousands of people attending Rio+20 is US actor and conservation activist Edward Norton, who also serves as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity. In an interview, he told the News Centre why biological diversity and its significance for the world.

The United Nations today marked World Refugee Day by focusing on the more than 42 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced from their homes, and raising awareness of the dilemmas facing this vulnerable group of people.

More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection.

Citizens and members of civil society organizations gather in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to voice their concerns on the issues being discussed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the resumption of the National Dialogue between political leaders in Lebanon, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said today.

The challenges facing United Nations ‘blue helmets’ as they seek to keep the peace and protect civilians in some of the world’s most troubled places were highlighted today, as several of the world body’s top commanders took the floor during a Security Council meeting on the issue.