U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for urgent action to confront climate change, which he says is a serious threat to development everywhere. During a visit to Chile Thursday, Ban said galvanizing international action on global warming is one of his main priorities as secretary-general.
The secretary-general is scheduled to visit Antarctica Friday to hear a briefing on climate change from research scientists. He will then travel to Brazil to visit the Amazon River and see how the Brazilian government has been dealing with deforestation issues.
联合国秘书长潘基文呼吁采取紧急行动控制气候变化。他说，气候变化对世界各地的发展构成威胁。潘基文星期四在访问智利期间表示，他作为联合国秘书长的首要任务之一就是敦促世界各国针对全球变暖采取行动。
潘基文定于星期五将前往南极，听取科研人员有关气候变化的介绍。然后，潘基文将前往巴西，视察亚马逊河的情况，并了解巴西政府怎样解决滥伐森林的问题。