Young people gather to demand action on climate change

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United Nations, 17 August 2009 - Daily press briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.  The largest ever youth gathering on climate change has kicked off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to demand that nations seal the deal on a new pact to slash greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations conference this December in Denmark.

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Climate Change portal:
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UNEP website:
http://www.unep.org/tunza/Events/TunzaInternationalYouthConference2009/tabid/964/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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