"Today, I believe it is in our shared interest to address the challenge of climate change with all the leadership, vision and resources we can muster. Increasingly, 'business as usual' is a business at risk. I am sure your creativity and inventiveness can face down this challenge."  (read full text)

           Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,

Hear the first victims of climate change  (read full text)

Ban Ki-moon urges efforts to achieve basis for global action on climate change   (read full text)

Ban Ki-moon urges greater efforts to tackle silent crisis of safe water for all  (read full text)

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The Future is in our Hands 

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