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UN Events

 The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark (COP 15), 7-18 December 2009:

http://unfccc.int/meetings/items/2654.php, http://en.cop15.dk/

 High-level Event on Climate Change, 22 September 2009, UN Headquarters:

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/lang/en/pages/2009summit

 High-level thematic debate on climate change - Addressing climate change, the United Nations

and the world at work (11-12 February 2008):

http://www.un.org/ga/president/62/ThematicDebates/themclimatechange.shtml

 High-level Event on Climate Change, UN Headquarters, New York, 24 September 2007:

http://www.un.org/climatechange/2007highlevel/

 Thematic Debate of the General Assembly - "Climate Change As a Global Challenge",

31 July – 2 August 2007: http://www.un.org/ga/president/61/follow-up/thematic-climate.shtml

UN Entities

 Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): http://unfccc.int/

 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): http://www.ipcc.ch/

 Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change: http://www.un.org/climatechange/

This website provides easy access to climate change information, such as fact sheets, news, calendar of events, and

links to the pages describing the work on climate change issues by various UN System organizations and specialized

agencies.

UN Treaties, Declarations and selected UN documents

 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:

http://unfccc.int/essential_background/convention/items/2627.php

 Kyoto Protocol: http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php

 Climate change and its possible security implications: report of the Secretary-General

(A/64/350, 11 September 2009): http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/64/350

Selected Statements and Speeches of UN Officials

 Secretary-General tells Ibero-American Summit: We cannot afford to fail in Copenhagen; the longer we

wait, the worse it will be (SG/SM/12648-ENV/DEV/1096, 1 December 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12648.doc.htm

 Secretary-General tells meeting of Small Island States ‘if we delay for perfection’, in Copenhagen, ‘we risk

ending up with nothing’ (SG/SM/12634-ENV/DEV/1093, 30 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sgsm12634.doc.htm

 More ambitious agreement in Copenhagen can more quickly be codified in treaty, says Secretary-General

to General Assembly informal meeting (SG/SM/12617-GA/10892-ENV/DEV/1092, 20 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sgsm12617.doc.htm

 In Copenhagen, Secretary-General tells General Assembly meeting, solid foundation will be laid for

progress, binding treaty reached in 2010 (SG/SM/12616-GA/10891-ENV/DEV/1091, 19 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12616.doc.htm

 ‘Opportunity knocks; it is up to you to open the door’, Secretary-General says in message to Pre-

Copenhagen meeting, urging climate change deal (SG/SM/12607-ENV/DEV/1090, 16 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12607.doc.htm

 Add concrete support to regional preparations for Copenhagen Climate Conference, Deputy Secretary-

General urges coordination mechanism of Africa Commission (DSG/SM/480-AFR/1906-REC/229, 13

November 2009): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/dsgsm480.doc.htm

 Secretary-General urges Heads of State, Government to attend Copenhagen Summit (SG/SM/12603-

ENV/DEV/1089, 12 November 2009): http://www.un.org/news/press/docs/2009/sgsm12603.doc.htm

 ‘You Can – and Do – Inspire People to Change,’ Secretary-General says, encouraging summit of religious,

secular leaders on climate change to ‘Make Your Voices Heard’ (SG/SM/12585, 3 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12585.doc.htm

 Secretary-General, attending Telecom World 2009, urges business chiefs to use wisdom, political, policy

priority to bring ‘ICT’ tools to climate change (SG/SM/12524/Rev.1*-PI/1915/Rev.1*, 6 October 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12524.doc.htm

 Deputy Secretary-General, in remarks to second committee, outlines united nations coordinated responses

to address climate change, food insecurity, other crises (DSG/SM/473-GA/EF/3239, 5 October 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/dsgsm473.doc.htm

 Secretary-General reviews challenge of climate change in Copenhagen university statement

(SG/SM/12515-ENV/DEV/1082, 5 October 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12515.doc.htm

 The UN is united again / by Ban Ki-moon (The Guardian (UK), 29 September 2009):

http://www.un.org/sg/articleFullsearch.asp?TID=107&Type=Op-Ed

 Secretary-General cites climate change, disarmament, world poverty among top priorities for action as he

presents report to General Assembly (SG/SM/12475-GA/10861, 23 September 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12475.doc.htm

 Secretary-General tells world leaders at Summit’s closing ‘ Opportunity, responsibility to avoid catastrophic

climate change is in your hands’ (SG/SM/12470-ENV/DEV/1075, 22 September 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12470.doc.htm

 Secretary-General, in remarks to Leadership Forum on Climate Change, stresses that long-term price of

inaction far outweighs short-term cost of action (SG/SM/12468-ECO/169-ENV/DEV/1072,

22 September 2009): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12468.doc.htm

 The ice is melting / by Ban Ki-moon (The New York Times, 17 September 2009):

http://www.un.org/sg/articleFull.asp?TID=108&Type=Op-Ed

 Stressing Need for rapid action at World Climate Conference, Secretary-General says anti-science,

economic scaremongering could lead to widespread disaster (SG/SM/12433-ENV/DEV/1065, 3 September

2009): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12433.doc.htm

 ‘We can catch two birds -- climate change and economic growth -- with one stone’; prosperity will come to

those who take low-carbon path, says Secretary-General (SG/SM/12416-ENV/DEV/1064, 17 August

2009): http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12416.doc.htm

 Reiterating importance of political will to seal climate deal, Secretary-General calls for ‘outside-the-box’

leadership in remarks at global environment forum (SG/SM/12408-ENV/DEV/1063, 11 August 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12408.doc.htm

 The climate is changing and so, therefore, must we,’ says Secretary-General in Mongolia, where, as

elsewhere, human family depends on health of global home (SG/SM/12385-ENV/DEV/1062, 27 July 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12385.doc.htm

 Secretary-General underscores China’s potential to influence climate change negotiations during launch of

‘Green Lights’ programme (SG/SM/12380-ENV/DEV/1061, 24 July 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12380.doc.htm

 Secretary-general, in Copenhagen remarks, challenges business leaders to be in vanguard of creating

cleaner, greener, more sustainable global economy (SG/SM/12268-ENV/DEV/1056, 26 May 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12268.doc.htm

 Secretary-General, at launch of report on climate change and development, commends authors for insights

into ways to reduce associated risks (SG/SM/12245-ENV/DEV/1051, 14 May 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12245.doc.htm

 Green growth is essential to any stimulus / By Ban Ki-moon and co-authored by Al Gore, former Vice-

President of the United States (Editorial in the Financial Times, London, 17 February 2009):

http://www.un.org/sg/articleFullsearch.asp?TID=92&Type=Op-Ed

 World cannot afford to ignore, underestimate threat of climate change, says Secretary-General, accepting

leadership award in New Delhi (SG/SM/12085-ENV/DEV/1023, 5 February 2009):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12085.doc.htm

 Secretary-General, in message to climate change conference, spells out challenges, lays out vision of path

from present paralysis to equitable future prosperity (SG/SM/11997-ENV/DEV/1018, 11 December 2008):

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/sgsm11997.doc.htm

Further information

 Cool Planet 2009: http://www.coolplanet2009.org/

 Seal the Deal Campaign: http://www.sealthedeal2009.org/

 Climate Community (UNDP): http://www.undpcc.org/

 Global Issues on the UN Agenda: Climate Change: http://www.un.org/issues/m-climat.html

 Online Inventory of UN System Activities on Climate Change:

http://www.un.org/climatechange/projectsearch/

 UN Radio on Climate Change: http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/features/17.html

 Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change (UN WomenWatch):

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/climate_change/

 Climate Change: Adaptation critical as global warming accelerates (Ten Stories the World

Should Hear More About, 2008): http://www.un.org/en/events/tenstories/08/climatechange.shtml

 UN Documentation on the Environment: Research Guide prepared by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library:

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/specenv.htm

Selection of Publications available online

 Road to Copenhagen Discussion Series (UNEP, October 2009): http://www.unep.org/

climatechange/Home/CopenhagenDiscussionSeries/tabid/836/language/en-US/Default.aspx/

 Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 (UNEP, September 2009):

http://www.unep.org/compendium2009/

 Climate and Trade Policies in a Post -2012 World (UNEP, September 2009): http://www.unep.org/

climatechange/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=zb4Wio0kiAI%3d&tabid=389&language=en-US

 Trade and Climate Change: WTO-UNEP Report (June 2009):

http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/trade_climate_change_e.pdf

 Climate Policy Integration: Towards Operationalization (DESA Working Paper No. 73, March 2009):

http://www.un.org/esa/desa/papers/2009/wp73_2009.pdf

 Acting on Climate Change: The UN System Delivering as One (November 2008):

http://www.un.org/climatechange/pdfs/Acting%20on%20Climate%20Change.pdf

 Human Development Report 2007/2008: Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world

(UNDP): http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_en_complete.pdf

 UNEP Publications on Climate Change:

http://www.unep.org/publications/search/title_search.asp?search=climate+change

 UNFCCC Publications:

http://unfccc.int/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/items/2625.php

 IPCC Publications (including IPCC Assessment Reports)

http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data_reports.htm

 Vital Climate Change Graphics (UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2005)

http://www.vitalgraphics.net/climate2.cfm

Selected Articles in UN journals

 UNFCCC News: http://unfccc.int/press/news_room/newsletter/items/3642.php

 UN Chronicle, Volume XLVI, Number 3&4, 2009, Special Climate Change Issue -

“To protect succeeding generations...”: http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/index.html

 Margareta Wahlström, head of UN efforts on disaster risk reduction (Newsmakers, 20 November 2009):

http://www.un.org/apps/news/newsmakers.asp?NewsID=17

 Interview with Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

(Newsmakers, 10 September 2009): http://www.un.org/apps/news/newsmakers.asp?NewsID=16

 The road to COPENHAGEN (TUNZA, Vol. 7 No.2, 2009): http://www.unep.org/pdf/tunza/Tunza_7.2_En.pdf

 Your Planet needs you (TUNZA, Vol. 7, Number 1, 2009):

http://www.unep.org/pdf/tunza/Tunza_7.1_English.pdf

 UNite to combat CLIMATE CHANGE – Paint for the Planet (TUNZA, Vol. 6, No.4, 2009):

http://www.unep.org/pdf/tunza/Tunza_6.4_EN.pdf

 Kick the Habit - Towards a low carbon economy (Our Planet, May 2008):

http://www.unep.org/pdf/ourplanet/OP_WEDMAY08.pdf

 Kick the habit (TUNZA, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2008): http://www.unep.org/pdf/tunza/Tunza_6.1_EN.pdf

 Maintaining momentum - Financing action on climate (Our Planet, February 2008):

http://www.unep.org/pdf/Ourplanet/2008/feb/en/OP-2008-02-en-FULLVERSION.pdf

UNRIC Library – 1 December 2009

http://www.unric.org/html/english/library/backgrounders/climatechange_eng.pdf

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