UN chief adds his voice to global-warming hysteria."Projected changes in the earth's climate are thus not only an environmental concern. As the Council points up today, issues of energy and climate change can have implications for peace and security." During the first-ever UN Security Council debate on climate change, Secretary-General sec·re·tar·y-gen·er·al n. pl. sec·re·tar·ies-gen·er·al A principal executive officer, as in certain political parties or governmental bodies such as the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-Moon (bän kē-m  n), 1944–, South Korean diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (2007–), b. Chungju, grad. Seoul National Univ. (B.S. let the world know that he too is
concerned about global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . Of course, measures to counteract global
warming will further empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems international rules-making bodies such as
the UN.
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