Guest guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 At 02:07 PM 4/18/07, you wrote: >Disagree to Agree >U.N. Security Council hosts feisty climate debate > >Yesterday the U.N. Security Council held its first-ever debate on climate >change, and the meat of the debate was -- well, whether the debate should >be happening at all. With 55 countries speaking, Britain led the pack of >those arguing that climate change threatens global security, while China >led the MYOB contingent. " The developing countries believe that the >Security Council has neither the professional competence in handling >climate change, nor is it the right decision-making place for extensive >participation leading up to widely acceptable proposals, " said Liu >Zhenmin, China's deputy ambassador, and countries including Russia, >Indonesia, and South Africa got his back. British Foreign Secretary >Margaret Beckett, who led the session, said she would not undermine other >U.N. bodies, but countered, " The Security Council is the forum to discuss >issues that threaten the peace and security of the international community >... There are few greater potential threats ... to peace and security itself. " > >[ email | discuss | + digg | + del.icio.us ] > >straight to the source: The Jerusalem Post, Michal Lando, 18 Apr 2007 > >straight to the source: The New York Times, Reuters, 18 Apr 2007 > >straight to the source: Houston Chronicle, Associated Press, Edith M. >Lederer, 18 Apr 2007 ****** Kraig and Shirley Carroll ... in the woods of SE Kentucky http://www.thehavens.com/ thehavens 606-376-3363 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release 2/14/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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