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- UN-backed meeting on climate change's impact on agriculture wraps up (20 December 2007)
- General Assembly makes tangible progress to revitalize itself, its President says (19 December 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon reflects on his first year as UN Secretary-General (19 December 2007)
- Rich and poor nations must forge ahead to tackle climate change – UN official (18 December 2007)
- General Assembly president lauds Bali climate change breakthrough (17 December 2007)
- Secretary-General Ban welcomes climate change breakthrough in Bali (15 December 2007)
- Climate change has no respect for borders and affects all, says Ban Ki-moon (14 December 2007)
- Secretary-General extends stay in Bali to pursue climate change negotiations (13 December 2007)
- Top UN officials challenge delegates at Climate Change Conference to take action (12 December 2007)
- Global expectations high for climate change breakthrough – Ban Ki-moon (12 December 2007)
- UN to offset carbon emissions from Bali conference on climate change (12 December 2007)
- UNICEF underscores toll climate change takes on children (12 December 2007)
- Climate change threatening mountain ecosystems – UN (11 December 2007)
- UN Climate Change Conference represents crossroads, Secretary-General says (11 December 2007)
- Accepting Nobel Prize, laureates issue strong call to fight climate change (10 December 2007)
- Secretary-General says tackling climate change a 'historical responsibility' (10 December 2007)
- At UN conference, small island countries seek action on climate change (9 December 2007)
- Negotiators at UN Climate Change Conference press forward on key issues (7 December 2007)
- UN Climate Change Conference is 'test of our collective will' – Ban Ki-moon (6 December 2007)
- Negotiators in talks on core climate change issues at UN Conference (6 December 2007)
- Increased employment could be climate change's silver lining – UN (6 December 2007)
- World's poor need action on climate change, UN official tells Bali meeting (5 December 2007)
- Top UN officials hail vital, but often overlooked, role of volunteers worldwide (5 December 2007)
- New UN-backed report spotlights how communities are adapting to climate change (4 December 2007)
- At UN Climate Change Conference, group on cooperative action plan set up (4 December 2007)
- UN climate change conference opens in Bali with call for breakthrough (3 December 2007)
- Looking to Bali and beyond, Ban Ki-moon advocates new ‘green economics’ (3 December 2007)
- First international symposium on public weather services hosted by UN agency (3 December 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon to participate in next month’s climate change conference in Bali (29 November 2007)
- UN-backed tree-planting drive hits 1 billion goal ahead of climate change talks (28 November 2007)
- Information technology can be harnessed against climate change, UN meeting told (27 November 2007)
- Urgent measures needed to stop climate change trapping world’s poorest – UN (27 November 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon welcomes decision by tourism meeting to focus on climate change (23 November 2007)
- Migiro calls for boosting ties between UN and Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (21 November 2007)
- Emissions in rich countries hit all-time high, finds UN climate change group (20 November 2007)
- Asia-Pacific region needs sustainable growth, UN climate change envoy says (19 November 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon urges climate change breakthrough in Bali after dire report released (17 November 2007)
- Incentives could encourage farmers to protect environment, says UN agency (15 November 2007)
- Triple threat looms over Africa’s rural poor, warns UN agency chief (15 November 2007)
- Oil-producing States need not fear climate change measures, says UN official (15 November 2007)
- On latest stop of tour, Ban Ki-moon discusses climate change with Spanish leader (14 November 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon visits Amazon rainforest on latest stop of international trip (13 November 2007)
- UN tourism agency meets to build support on climate change (13 November 2007)
- Secretary-General calls on people of faith for support in climate change battle (13 November 2007)
- Nigerian anti-corruption drive sets a welcome example, says UN anti-crime chief (13 November 2007)
- Governments must take the lead on use of biofuels, says Secretary-General (12 November 2007)
- Key UN climate change meeting kicks off in Valencia (12 November 2007)
- Antarctica shows need for action on climate change, Ban Ki-moon says (11 November 2007)
- Secretary-General Ban makes historic visit to Antarctica (9 November 2007)
- Development and social cohesion focus of Chilean stop during Ban Ki-moon tour (8 November 2007)
- New climate change alliance will benefit millions of world’s poor – UN agency (7 November 2007)
- On planned Brazil trip, Ban Ki-moon to observe efforts to combat climate change (2 November 2007)
- UN report finds environmental progress inadequate, urges stepped-up action (25 October 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon urges efforts to achieve basis for global action on climate change (24 October 2007)
- Concerns of world’s vulnerable countries top UN Assembly’s agenda: President (19 October 2007)
- General Assembly President lauds Al Gore, IPCC on Nobel Peace Prize (13 October 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon hails Nobel laureates Al Gore, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (12 October 2007)
- General Assembly President urges action on climate change (12 October 2007)
- Private sector should lead fight on climate change, Ban Ki-moon says in Washington (11 October 2007)
- Climate change the focus of Secretary-General’s trip to Washington (10 October 2007)
- To sustain growth, tourism sector must take action against climate change – UN (3 October 2007)
- UN Assembly wraps up annual high-level debate with calls for action – President (3 October 2007)
- Developing countries need help to fight climate change, officials tell UN (3 October 2007)
- At UN, island and landlocked States urge concerted action against climate change (2 October 2007)
- Pacific island nations spotlight perils of climate change during addresses to UN (1 October 2007)
- Island nations tell UN powerful States must show leadership on climate change (28 September 2007)
- World leaders realize urgency of combating climate change – Ban Ki-moon (28 September 2007)
- Battle against global warming at local level honoured with UN environmental prize (27 September 2007)
- Climate change ‘greatest’ threat to global stability, British minister says at UN (27 September 2007)
- Pacific nations spotlight impact of climate change during UN Assembly debate (27 September 2007)
- General Assembly mechanism needed to devise climate change response – Malta (26 September 2007)
- Developing States need help combating climate change, Mozambican leader tells UN (26 September 2007)
- General Assembly president urges sustained momentum on climate change (25 September 2007)
- US President voices support for strong UN to meet global challenges (25 September 2007)
- Climate change solutions must also tackle poverty, Indonesian leader tells UN (25 September 2007)
- President Lula of Brazil proposes ‘Rio + 20’ to follow on Earth Summit (25 September 2007)
- Chile’s President calls for UN Member States to act to stem climate change (25 September 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon convenes largest-ever meeting of global leaders on climate change (24 September 2007)
- UN to offset carbon emissions from landmark high-level climate change meeting (24 September 2007)
- Meeting at UN, tropical rainforest countries urge action on climate change (24 September 2007)
- Tackling climate change a moral obligation, General Assembly President says (24 September 2007)
- Secretary-General lauds push to hasten phase-out of ozone-depleting compounds (24 September 2007)
- UN climate change expert stresses dangers of inaction (24 September 2007)
- Climate change not just concern of scientists, but of all – UN environment chief (24 September 2007)
- At UN, California governor and Delhi mayor spotlight local climate change measures (24 September 2007)
- Global leaders show will for climate change ‘breakthrough’ – Secretary-General (24 September 2007)
- Summit-level dinner on climate change fosters shared commitment – Ban Ki-moon (24 September 2007)
- Joint attack on climate change and poverty needed, Al Gore tells audience at UN (24 September 2007)
- Youth coalition challenges UN meeting to take stand on climate change (24 September 2007)
- UN-backed conference ends with push to protect ozone, combat climate change (22 September 2007)
- UN official says global climate change meeting should produce call for action (22 September 2007)
- Businesses must support emissions reduction, top UN official says (20 September 2007)
- Civil aviation must adjust in response to emerging threats – UN agency (19 September 2007)
- New General Assembly president calls for focus on priority issues (18 September 2007)
- UN-backed workshop on climate change adaptation fosters policy exchange (14 September 2007)
- Desertification, climate change combine to threaten development – Ban Ki-moon (12 September 2007)
- New UN resource compiles information on tourism and climate change (6 September 2007)
- Maintaining genetic diversity of livestock crucial in era of climate change, UN warns (5 September 2007)
- Cooperation with civil society crucial to tackling climate change, UN officials say (5 September 2007)
- Countries agree on need of global response at UN climate change conference (31 August 2007)
- Malaysian ‘tiger girl’ wins UN-letter writing competition to save the planet (28 August 2007)
- UN-backed global climate change meeting kicks off (27 August 2007)
- Major changes in invest flows crucial to address climate change – UN (24 August 2007)
- UN tourism agency plan aims to hold ‘carbon-neutral’ conference (15 August 2007)
- Global land temperatures for January and April likely warmest ever recorded – UN (7 August 2007)
- Climate change could intensify hunger risk in developing world, UN official says (7 August 2007)
- UN envoys voice new optimism in tackling climate change (1 August 2007)
- Decisive global action needed to combat climate change, say top UN officials (31 July 2007)
- In first plenary on climate change, General Assembly to seek speedy action (30 July 2007)
- Secretary-General issues strong call for action to combat climate change (27 July 2007)
- In California, Ban Ki-moon hails local initiatives to foster energy efficiency (27 July 2007)
- Two UN arms join forces to examine economic costs of climate change to Africa (23 July 2007)
- Asian-Pacific countries discuss responses to climate change at UN-backed meeting (18 July 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon invites US President Bush to attend UN climate change debate (17 July 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon says climate change will be key topic in talks with US President (16 July 2007)
- Secretary-General to meet with US President Bush next Tuesday (12 July 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon calls on Global Compact Leaders Summit to chart future course (5 July 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon pledges UN support to boost disaster preparedness in Caribbean (2 July 2007)
- Desertification could lead to mass migrations – UN study (28 June 2007)
- Least developed countries most vulnerable to climate change – UN official (28 June 2007)
- Countries must step up disaster reduction efforts, UN official says (27 June 2007)
- Inuit leader wins UN award for activism against climate change (20 June 2007)
- Investors flocking to renewable energy technology, says UN environment agency (20 June 2007)
- Cutting environmental hazards can save 13 million lives each year – UN (13 June 2007)
- Climate change ‘defining issue of our era,’ says Ban Ki-moon, hailing G8 action (8 June 2007)
- Secretary-General welcomes climate deal struck by world’s richest nations (7 June 2007)
- Risk reduction is key to addressing climate change, Ban Ki-moon says (6 June 2007)
- UN uniquely positioned to push for efforts on climate change – Ban Ki-moon (6 June 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon calls for new thinking on solutions to climate change problems (5 June 2007)
- UN agencies highlight climate change’s impact on human security, health (5 June 2007)
- Climate change raises more than environmental issues – Ban Ki-moon (4 June 2007)
- United States call for climate change summit ‘positive’ – Ban Ki-moon (1 June 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon urges students to join fight against climate change (1 June 2007)
- UN agency honours children for artwork on climate change (31 May 2007)
- Climate change the focus of upcoming UN conference with civil society groups (30 May 2007)
- UN treaty official sees ‘very encouraging signals’ on climate change (24 May 2007)
- UN meeting in Bonn moves world closer to action on climate change (18 May 2007)
- Climate change and development must be tackled together – Ban Ki-moon (9 May 2007)
- Climate change must be tackled at the international political level, say UN envoys (8 May 2007)
- Amid growing concern about climate change, Ban Ki-moon urges preventive action (7 May 2007)
- Secretary-General appeals for decisive action on climate change (4 May 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon hails new UN-backed urban training centre in Republic of Korea (4 May 2007)
- UN official warns of confusion over key Kyoto Protocol mechanism (2 May 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon names 3 prominent Special Envoys on Climate Change (1 May 2007)
- New UN communications chief outlines priorities for 2007 (30 April 2007)
- UN commission hears calls for major policy push to promote energy efficiency (30 April 2007)
- UN sustainable development meeting in search for balanced solutions on energy (27 April 2007)
- Climate change tops Ban Ki-moon’s meetings with EC president, Al Gore (27 April 2007)
- Secretary-General calls for unity against climate change, better access to resources (17 April 2007)
- Plight of urban poor spotlighted by Ban Ki-moon in message to UN meeting (16 April 2007)
- World Heritage List sites at serious risk from climate change, warns UN report (10 April 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon urges States to act decisively to mitigate worst effects of climate change (6 April 2007)
- Darfur, climate change lead issues for Security Council discussion this month (4 April 2007)
- Climate change conference of key nations achieves ‘important progress’ – UN official (20 March 2007)
- Welcoming European moves on climate change, Ban Ki-moon urges ambitious action (9 March 2007)
- UN environment chief hails push for protection of ozone layer to combat climate change (6 March 2007)
- Science panel’s report for UN outlines plan for cutting risks from climate change (27 February 2007)
- Poor countries will suffer most from global warming, Ban Ki-moon warns (5 February 2007)
- New climate change report should spur speedy global action – UN official (2 February 2007)
- Evidence is now ‘unequivocal’ that humans are causing global warming – UN report (2 February 2007)
- Melting of mountain glaciers accelerating, according to new UN-backed report (29 January 2007)
- Ban Ki-moon kicks off first foreign trip as UN chief with talks with European leaders (24 January 2007)
- Baseless fear of economic hardship hampers efforts to curb climate change – UN official (22 January 2007)
- UN steps up campaign to plant billion trees in 2007 to mitigate climate change (18 January 2007)
- UN poised to tackle international challenges, Ban Ki-moon tells US audience (16 January 2007)
- UN official proposes global summit on climate change to plan next steps (16 January 2007)
- UN helps fight new outbreak of fatal Rift Valley Fever in Kenya (5 January 2007)
- No firm link yet between human-caused global warming and intensity of cyclones – UN (12 December 2006)
- Fast climate change assessment vital for safeguarding world’s food supply, UN warns (11 December 2006)
- New climate change measures agreed at UN conference in Nairobi (17 November 2006)
- Migratory species face particular risk from climate change – UN report (16 November 2006)
- Climate change sceptics ‘out of step, out of arguments and out of time,’ Annan tells UN meeting (15 November 2006)
- Officials report progress in talks at UN climate change conference (14 November 2006)
- New forms of insurance against ravages of climate change needed in poor nations – UN (14 November 2006)
- Annan calls on Africans to prevent local conflicts from becoming regional crises (14 November 2006)
- Rainwater harvesting could end much of Africa’s water shortage, UN reports (13 November 2006)
- Secretary-General heads to Turkey, Kenya, Ethiopia and Switzerland (10 November 2006)
- UN climate change negotiations progressing – UN official (10 November 2006)
- With clock ticking on climate change, Annan calls for preventive and adaptive steps now (9 November 2006)
- Campaign to plant a billion trees within a year launched at UN climate change conference (8 November 2006)
- Climate change threatens food, cultural heritage and natural sites, UN meeting warned (7 November 2006)
- Climate change could endanger the global gains against poverty, UN conference warned (6 November 2006)
- Climate Change meeting must address impacts in Africa, UN report says (5 November 2006)
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