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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 07:41

World leaders gather in New York at the UN headquarters today for a high level summit on climate change. The aim is to mobilize political momentum to “accelerate the pace of negotiations and help strengthen the ambition of what is on offer,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are among the world leaders who will address the opening session of the gathering tomorrow.It will also feature a UN Leadership Forum Luncheon – to be addressed by former US Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore – which will mark the first time that global political leaders, as well as top business and civil society officials, will meet on such a large scale at the UN.

While not a negotiating session, the summit will allow world leaders to engage in direct discussions in small roundtable discussions, each co-chaired by a leader from a developing and developed country.

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