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Article: United Nations, New York City announce week of climate change action
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 23, 2009
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United Nations, New York City announce week of climate change
action
UNITED NATIONS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Beneath the trees on a New
York City sidewalk, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mayor
Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the City will host a
week of climate change-related activities during the United Nations
high-level conference on climate change in September.
"We are here for one reason: to push for urgent action on climate
change from the world leaders, from civic leaders and from everyone,
every citizen of the world, including New York City," said Ban in an
open-air press conference. "This year we have an unprecedented
opportunity to change course and retool our ...