Wednesday, December 9, 2009

COP Opens with Children's Rights as a Key Concern

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, on Monday told the Copenhagen conference in his opening address the story of Nyi Lay -- a 6 year old boy from Myanmar who lost his parents and his younger brother during Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Yvo de Boer called on COP negotiators to "ensure that millions of children across the world don’t suffer the same fate as Nyi Lay." Read Yvo de Boer's opening speech here here

Plan UK's CEO shares her message to COP delegates

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