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Paris Agreement: Milestone against Climate Change Enters Into Force

Nov 4, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, New York, USA, November 04 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to journalists on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change today at the UN Headquarters in New York. By Britta Schmitz   UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 04 2016 – The Paris Agreement on Climate Change finally enters into force 4 November. This milestone against climate change was celebrated with a commemoration event at the UN Headquarters.   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited representatives of various civil society groups to present their ideas on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, as well as discuss their plans [Read More]

The signing of the Paris Agreement at the United Nations

Apr 23, 2016 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

United Nations, New York, USA, April 22 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) speaks to the media following the Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. More than 165 Member States were expected to attend the signing ceremony, including an estimated 60 Heads of States and Heads of Governments, setting an all-time record for countries signing an international agreement on a single day. Mr. Ban is joined by (from left) Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France; François Hollande, President of France; and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on [Read More]

COP21 Kicks Off in Paris

Nov 30, 2015 News, United Nations , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments are off

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]

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