The secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, is to join a public march calling for action on climate change this weekend, according to the United Nations University (UNU).
"I will link arms with those marching for climate action," Ban told a press conference on Tuesday. "We stand with them on the right side of this key issue for our common future." Ban said: "Action on climate change is urgent. The more we delay, the more we will pay in lives and in money.
His unusual step - high-ranking officials do not normally attend mass public protests - is a measure of how high the stakes are at a summit next week of world leaders, called by the UN Secretary-General, to discuss climate change. No further details were available on Ban’s involvement, but the organisers of the climate march are hoping for tens of thousands of people to turn out in support of their aims, UNU reported.
Source: BNA
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