Climate change theme on Environment Day.Climate change was the theme of this year's World Environment Day celebrated on 5 June. In a message issued on the Day, Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar Pé·rez de Cuél·lar , Javier Born 1920. Peruvian diplomat who served as secretary-general of the United Nations (1982-1991). said that "decisive precautionary measures are urgently needed", despite uncertainty as to the rate of global warming. In a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the Earth Prize was presented to: Ted Turner of Turner Broadcasting and owner of Cable News Network (CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. ); james P. Grant James P. Grant (1922-1995) was an American statesman and children's advocate who served as the Executive Director of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) from 1980 to 1995. External link
The General Assembly Hall and adjacent conference rooms overflowed with fresh faces and hopeful voices, as some 1,500 young people from aU over the world attending UNEP's annual Global Youth Forum sought ways to save the Earth. The two-day Forum featured workshops on conservation, hazardous waste, global warming and video/computer networking. Two dozen student-produced environmental videos were screened and a number of impressive young speakers articulated their vision from the great Assembly podium. The Children's Steel Band kicked off the big closing party at a park across the street from UN Headquarters. |
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