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UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference

Published November 21, 2012

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says climate change poses a "clear and urgent" challenge the international community must address. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries, including the United States, will meet in Doha, Qatar, for a U.N. climate change summit later this month, November 26 to December 7. VOA's Suzanne Presto in Washington reports.

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