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Ban Ki-moon

Climate change tops Ban Ki-moon’s meetings with EC president, Al Gore

27 April 2007
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today held separate meetings on climate change with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and former United States Vice President Al Gore.
Security Council

Secretary-General calls for unity against climate change, better access to resources

17 April 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a “long-term global response” to deal with climate change, along with unified efforts involving the Security Council, Member States and other international bodies to deal with the problem of scare resources, warning that countries’ lack of access to water, energy and other essentials can lead to conflict.

World Heritage List sites at serious risk from climate change, warns UN report

10 April 2007
Some of the world’s most renowned natural and cultural sites, from the Great Barrier Reef to Kilimanjaro National Park to the city of Venice, are at serious threat from climate change, according to a report released today by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).