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Further Statements and News in connection with COP 18 / CMP 8
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Statements made at the opening of the High-Level Segment at COP 18/CMP 8
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Statement by Ms. Christiana Figueres
4 December 2012
UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Statement, 
Arabic (1149 kB) ,
English (106 kB)
Learn a little more about the symbolic
Sidra tree
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Statement by H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
4 December 2012
COP18 / CMP8 President
Statement,
Arabic (2061 kB) ,
English (1486 kB)
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Statement by Mr. Vuk Jeremić
4 December 2012
President of UN General Assembly
Statement (1199 kB)
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Statement by Mr. Ban Ki-moon
4 December 2012
Secretary-General
Statement,
Arabic (2376 kB) ,
English (1308 kB)
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Statement by H.H. Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
4 December 2012
Emir of Kuwait
Statement,
Arabic (2136 kB) ,
English (1702 kB)
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Statement by H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani
4 December 2012
Emir of Qatar
Statement,
Arabic (3806 kB) ,
English (2696 kB)
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Full list of statements
delivered at High-Level Segment of COP 18 / CMP 8
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Opening statements made at COP 18/CMP 8
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Opening address by COP 17/CMP 7 President, Minister Nkoana-Mashabane at COP 18 / CMP
8
26 November 2012
Doha, Qatar
Opening address delivered by H.E. Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabanet at COP 18 / CMP 8
Opening address,
English (85 kB)
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Opening address by the President Designate of COP 18/CMP 8, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah
Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
26 November 2012
Doha, Qatar
Opening address by the President Designate of COP 18/CMP 8, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Bin
Hamad Al-Attiyah
Opening address,
Arabic (108 kB) ,
English (367 kB)
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Opening address by Christiana Figueres at COP 18 / CMP 8
26 November
2012
Doha, Qatar
Opening address delivered by the Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres at COP 18 / CMP
8
Opening address,
English (115 kB) ,
Arabic (1603 kB)
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Press releases during COP 18 / CMP 8
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At UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, governments take next essential step in global
response to climate change
8 December 2012
Doha, Qatar
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar (COP18/CMP8), governments have taken the
next essential step in the global response to climate change.
Press release (141 kB)
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UN Climate Change Secretariat and World Economic Forum launch initiative to recognize
climate-friendly financing
7 December 2012
Doha, Qatar
At COP 18/CMP 8 in Doha, the UN Climate Change Secretariat, in partnership with the World
Economic Forum, has launched the "Momentum for Change: Innovative Financing for
Climate-friendly Investment" initiative to recognize and highlight creative financing
models that enable adaptation and mitigation activities in developing countries.
Press
release (116 kB)
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UN Climate Change secretariat and Rockefeller Foundation launch initiative to support
women in fighting climate change
6 December 2012
Doha, Qatar
Together with the Rockefeller Foundation, the UN Climate Change secretariat has launched a new
initiative to recognize the critical role of women in fighting climate change: "Momentum
for Change: Women for Results."
Press release (114 kB)
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UN Climate Change secretariat and The Climate Group join forces to encourage government
and business leadership on climate change
5 December 2012
Doha, Qatar
The UN Climate Change secretariat and the Climate Group today announced a strategic partnership
which aims to encourage the mutually reinforcing leadership of business and of government at
all levels by combining the efforts of their respective global initiatives to help raise
awareness: the Climate Group's "Clean Revolution" campaign and the UN Climate
Change Secretariat's "Momentum for Change" initiative.
Press release (112 kB)
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UNFCCC COP 18/ CMP 8 participants celebrate 9 "Lighthouse Activities" to
address climate change and improve the lives of urban poor
4 December 2012
Doha, Qatar
As part of the UN Climate Change Conference, participants came together at COP18/ CMP8 Tuesday
to celebrate the accomplishments of 9 public-private "Lighthouse Activities" selected
by an advisory panel coordinated by the UN Climate Change Secretariat.
Press release (150 kB)
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Ministers arrive for COP 18/CMP 8 as high-level segment begins
4
December 2012
Doha, Qatar
The high-level segment of the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha gets underway on Tuesday,
with ministers starting to provide guidance on key issues.
Press release (111 kB)
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At COP 18/CMP 8 in Doha, governments successfully launch work as
scheduled
28 November 2012
Doha, Qatar
Governments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, (COP 18/CMP 8) have
successfully launched negotiations and will work to get decision texts ready or as complete as
possible for the attention of the high-level ministerial part of the meeting from December
4.
Press release (122 kB)
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World Economic Forum and UNFCCC secretariat forge partnership to showcase new models
for financing climate-friendly investments
27 November 2012
Doha/Geneva
The World Economic Forum and the United Nations Climate Change secretariat announced today the
launch of "Momentum for Change: Innovative Financing for Climate-friendly
Investment", an initiative that showcases successful public-private financing mechanisms
and approaches to support climate change adaption and mitigation activities.
Press release (177 kB)
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UN Climate Change Conference in Doha kicks off with calls to implement agreed
decisions, stick to agreed tasks and timetable
26 November 2012
Doha, Qatar
The UN Climate Change Conference in Doha began today with calls for governments to focus on
essential tasks ahead of them so that the meeting can deliver agreed outcomes and constitute
another step forward in the global response to climate change.
Press release (141 kB)
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News and statements prior to COP 18 / CMP 8
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary: Doha's COP18/CMP8 climate change conference must
deliver objectives to speed up inadequate climate action
21 November 2012
Bonn, Germany
Top UN climate change official Christiana Figueres said on Wednesday that the UN Climate Change
Conference in Doha, Qatar, beginning November 26, must deliver its objectives to speed up
global action towards a low-emission future where everyone has the chance of a sustainable
life.
Press release (175 kB)
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UNFCCC Newsletter: Looking ahead to Doha
21 November 2012
This latest edition of the newsletter focuses on the upcoming Doha Climate Change Conference,
where governments can usher in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and decide
how to progress toward the universal agreement of 2015. It includes a video message by UNFCCC
Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, and a statement by President-Designate of COP18/CMP8,
H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah of the Government of Qatar.
Newsletter | Ultima edición del boletín de la
CMNUC
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Statements at the Pre-COP Ministerial meeting (22-23 October 2012 in Seoul,
Korea)
Opening statement (64 kB) on behalf of the President of COP 17/CMP 7
Opening statement (90 kB) by the Executive Secretary
Keynote speech (149 kB) by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Opening statement (133 kB) by the Minister of the Environment, Republic of Korea
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Christiana Figueres sets out her expectations for COP18
25 September
2012
New York, United States of America
Speaking at a press conference in New York, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres
outlined her expectations for COP18 in Doha at the end of the year.
View webcast
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Statement by the Emir of Qatar before the general debate of the 67th session of the
United Nations General Assembly
25 September 2012
New York, United States of America
Statement
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