2007/2008 Report
The latest global Report on the theme of climate change was launched on 27 November 2007.
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With governments preparing to gather in Bali, Indonesia to discuss the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report has warned that the world should focus on the development impact of climate change that could bring unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education.
The Report was launch at 12:00 noon GMT on 27 November 2007. Amongst the attendees were Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Leire Pajin, Secreatary of State for International Cooperation Spain, Kemal Derviş, UNDP Administrator, and Kevin Watkins, Lead-author of the Report and Director of the Human Development Report Office.
Statement by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of Brazil
Presidência da República Secretaria de Imprensa
27 November 2007
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Statement by Kemal Derviş
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
UNDP
27 November 2007
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Statement by Kevin Watkins
Lead-author of the Report and Director of the Human Development Report Office
UNDP
27 November 2007
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