Nov 30, 2015
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By Britta Schmitz PARIS, Nov. 30 – Paris is hosting one of the biggest international conferences ever held on French territory, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) on climate change. COP21 kicked off on Nov. 30 with the arrival of 151 world leaders. The conference started with statements of heads of state and government and various high-level meetings around mitigating climate change and its impact on our environment. “Distinguished delegates, the eyes of the world have been on Paris for weeks. Now the eyes of millions of people around the world are on you, not just figuratively [Read More]
Nov 30, 2015
News, Secretary General
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Paris, 30 November 2015 Your Excellency Mr. François Hollande, President of France, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Laurent Fabius, President of COP21, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, You are here today to write the script for a new future. A future of hope and promise — of increased prosperity, security and dignity for all. In September, you adopted an inspiring new sustainable development agenda with ambitious goals endorsed by all. You showed your commitment to act for the common good. It is now time to do so again. More than 150 world leaders have come to Paris [Read More]
Oct 4, 2014
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www.EuropaNewswire.com United Nations, New York, USA, 19 September 2014 – John Kerry (right), Secretary of State of the United States and President of the Security Council for September, confers with Laurent Fabius, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, at the Council’s meeting on the situation concerning Iraq and IS. On the Photo: John Kerry and Laurent Fabius, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France John Kerry, US Secretary of State: “We have been very clear from the beginning. We will not allow geography or borders to prevent us from being able to take actions against ISIL. And we will not allow [Read More]