UNITED NATIONS – UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called 2009 "the year of climate change" as he reviewed the world body's "mixed" record handling crises in Darfur, Kosovo and Zimbabwe.
"I am pleased with our success in keeping climate change high on the global agenda," he said, adding that "2009 will be the year of climate change."
"We have no time to waste. We must reach a global climate change deal before the end of the year (2009) -- one that is balanced, comprehensive and ratifiable by all nations," Ban said.
More broadly, he described 2008 as "the year of multiple crises" in which the UN record has been "mixed" and said the coming year "promises to be no less difficult."
He also warned that while the food crisis no longer dominates news headlines, "it has not gone away."
No comments:
Post a Comment