BAN CALLS ON US, CHINA, INDIA AND EUROPE TO LEAD WAY ON CLIMATE CHANGE

BAN CALLS ON US, CHINA, INDIA AND EUROPE TO LEAD WAY ON CLIMATE CHANGE
New York, Feb 10 2009 11:10AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today delivered a wide-ranging report on his recent tour of the world's crisis points, calling on the United States, China, India and the European Union to show "global leadership of the highest order" in tackling climate change.

In a news conference at UN Headquarters in New York, he called on the international community not to forget the food crisis stemming from soaring prices and insufficient production, noting that his two weeks of travel began with his attendance at the high-level meeting on Food Security for All in Madrid.

"I call it our forgotten crisis – because it has not gone away," he said. "Kenya recently warned of a state of food emergency, affecting one quarter of its population – some 25 million people. Kenya is not alone. That is why, with Spanish Prime Minister [Jose Luis] Rodriguez Zapatero, I called on the international community to keep its priorities straight."
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