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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses reporters at press conference

On 20th anniversary, Ban hails Nobel prize-winning UN climate panel

31 August 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the accomplishments of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), co-recipient of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, as he marked its 20th anniversary.
Latest round of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Accra, Ghana

New UN-backed report warns of costs of inaction on climate change

22 August 2008
Government leaders must take urgent action to ensure that weather-related hazards, which are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change, do not lead to a corresponding rise in disasters, a new United Nations-backed report released today said.

Youth plea for more action to combat climate change in their own words – UNDP

11 August 2008
A new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report showcases the voices of young people worldwide on how they view climate change and what they believe are the best means to tackle the issue.