Finally we seal a deal, and it is a real deal, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at the closing of the Copenhagen conference on Saturday.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday praised the deal at the Copenhagen Climate Summit as an essential beginning but he admits it did not achieve all that was hoped for.

Global leaders at the Copenhagen Summit on Friday have agreed to national actions and commitments but failed to reach a legally binding agreement.

With just a few hours to go on this the final day of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, there’s still lack of a political agreement which the more than 120 heads of state and government attending this summit are supposed to sign.

The United Nations maritime task force serving off the Lebanese coast has saved the lives of the crew of a cargo ship that sank Thursday night in rough seas.

In a much awaited speech delivered in Copenhagen, on Friday, US President Barack Obama told leaders that as the world’s second largest emitter, America intends to bear its share of responsibility in addressing climate change.

Eight countries bordering the Indian Ocean were directly affected by the 2004 tsunami, destroying entire communities and killing 230,000 people, mainly women and children.

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is encouraging Spain to safeguard the rights of people seeking protection on the continent, as it takes up the European Union Presidency on January 1st, 2010.