UN Secretary-General Cheers Global SR Principles, Invites Climate Change Involvement
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent warm greetings to attendees at the Annual Meeting in Toronto this week, lauding in particular "your decision to create guiding principles for socially and environmentally responsible associations--principles that are aligned with those of the United Nations Global Compact."
Ki-moon also issued a special invitation that he hopes will further engage associations and nonprofits in the UN’s Millennial Development Goals and, specifically, a new UN global warming initiative.
"This [set of Global Principles] is an important step forward, but I urge you to go even further," Ki-moon wrote, noting that the association community’s "vast network" and resources are "well placed to help us address climate change. This is the defining challenge of our time. As we approach the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, the moment for action is now."
He urged associations to "join the UN’s ‘Seal the Deal’ campaign for a balanced and effective global climate agreement. With the support of all partners, we can usher in a cleaner, greener world." For more information about the initiative, visit http://sealthedeal2009.org.
| | Permalink |