UN To Be Major Forum For Climate Change

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Interesting story.


UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new president of the General Assembly pledged at Tuesday's opening of the 62nd session to make the world body the key forum for action on climate change and the fight against terrorism and poverty.

Srgjan Kerim, a diplomat and economics professor from Macedonia, told the 192 nations as he took on his job that he will also press for more debate rather than the usual "series of monologues," and for action on reforming the Security Council, the U.N.'s most powerful body.

There is strong support for enlarging the council, which currently has 10 members elected for two-year terms and five permanent members with veto power — the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — but previous attempts have failed because national and regional rivalries blocked agreement.


LINL

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Getting the major poluters on board will be the big hurdle and they just so happen to have veto power.

[CHUQ]

I agree, the major ones like India and China will be the hardest nut to crack. But I think it can be done, just it will take thinking outside the box, something ALL politicians are not very good at.