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Climate Change High among Secretary-General’s Priorities for Second Term
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his second term agenda  to the General Assembly, highlighting sustainable development, conflict prevention and support for nations in transition, among other key areas of action. Remarking on a rapidly changing world, Mr. Ban reminded the Assembly's Member States that the United Nations continues to be the global venue for action, partnership and creating “the future we want.” 


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Global Sustainability Panel Launches Report, "A Future Worth Choosing"
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second from left) is handed the report by his High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, titled "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", from Panel Co-Chair and South African President Jacob Zuma, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. With Mr. Ban, to launch the report (from left): Eduardo Del Buey, his Deputy Spokesperson; Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Janos Pasztor, Executive Secretary of the High Level Panel on Global Sustainability; and Lindiwe Zulu, Ambassador of South Africa and Sherpa for Mr. Zuma.


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Secretary-General Visits “Tara” Expedition Boat
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front) and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek visit Tara Oceans’ research schooner, “Tara,” in New York City. The scientific expedition boat has travelled the world’s oceans for almost three years to raise public awareness of the impact of climate change in oceans.


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Secretary-General Visits “Tara” Expedition Boat
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (crouching, right) is shown the equipment used aboard the research schooner, “Tara,” by Colomban de Vargas (left), scientist with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), while on a tour of the boat in New York City. The scientific expedition vessel has travelled the world’s oceans for almost three years to raise public awareness of the impact of climate change in oceans.


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General Assembly Holds Informal Debate on "Rio+20 and beyond"
Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Director-General of The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), speaks at the General Assembly’s thematic debate, “The Road to Rio+20 and beyond”, on the upcoming UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.


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The “Future Women Want,” at Rio+20 
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Climate Change, speaks at a press conference by UN Women on “The Future Women Want”, at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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UN Climate Change Conference in Doha
The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 18/CMP 8) continues its high-level segment today. On the sidelines of the conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Christiana Figueres (right), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), attend the launch of the Climate Change Research Institute and Global Climate Change Forum, joint projects of the Qatar Foundation and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), to be based in Qatar. With them is Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (centre), Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation.


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Reducing Waste and Saving Trees at UN Climate Change Conference in Doha
The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 18/CMP 8) continues its high-level segment today in Doha, Qatar. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second from right, in purple tie) stops by the PaperSmart booth during the conference. PaperSmart helped.


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Ban Ki-moon urges action at UN Climate Change Conference in Doha
The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 18/CMP 8) continues its high-level segment today in Doha, Qatar. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) addresses the conference’s High-Level Ministerial Roundtable, flanked by Christiana Figueres (left), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (left), Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar and President of COP 18/CMP 8.


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UN Correspondents Association Annual Awards Dinner and Dance
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) addressed the 2012 Annual Awards Dinner and Dance of the UN Correspondents Association (UNCA), honouring winners of prizes for best media coverage of the UN. He is seen at the event with former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was honoured by UNCA as 2012 Global Advocate of the Year for his work on climate change.

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