UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 -- The Dominican Republic, which holds the Security Council presidency for the month of January, has put climate change high on the agenda with a ministerial debate.
The high-level open debate, which also involves non-Security Council members, is scheduled for Jan. 25. It will be presided over by President Danilo Medina of the Caribbean country.
"We do hope to, from within the Security Council, provide a modest contribution to fostering better understanding of new risks to peace and security -- these are risks which differ from the traditional risks we face: they are more complex and more global in nature. This issue (of climate change) is of particular relevance to our country, and to the Caribbean and Central America in general. It is also the case for many Pacific islands," Jose Singer, the Dominican Republic's special envoy to the United Nations, told reporters.
The very existence of many Pacific islands is threatened by climate change, he noted. "We'll have that debate on climate change because it is so crucial to us in the region."
The Dominican Republic, together with Belgium, Germany, Indonesia and South Africa, began their two-year term as non-permanent members of the Security Council on Jan. 1, 2019. They replaced Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and Sweden.
土耳其军规:证明自己是同性恋可免服兵役
匈牙利总统深陷“抄袭门”:论文被证实部分雷同
成功的秘诀在于牺牲睡眠?
美国女子误将中26万美元彩票送他人
梁振英当选香港新特首 承诺要做亲民特首
阿富汗版花木兰:女儿当自强
面试时求职者最适合问的6种问题
囧研究:小萝莉穿着性感会惹人厌?
澳大利亚四名“超胆侠”为避买单高楼跳伞
婚前必须想清七大问题:别让自己嫁得不明不白
银行满意度大调查农业银行垫底
英国:2017宝宝愈三成能到百岁
星巴克用昆虫为饮品加色 或致哮喘患者过敏
太空垃圾成隐患,宇航员进救生舱紧急避难
女性穿着揭示隐藏性格
澳女婴在加早产 医疗费达百万美元
华沙,听肖邦轻轻吟唱
沙特或首次派女将出征奥运
巨型天鹅袭击游人的趣图
让毕业生驰骋职场的妙招
英国政府“拍卖”招生名额:优秀大学叫苦不迭
久坐可致英年早逝?!
奥巴马与俄总统私聊遭曝光 麦克风未关引风波
下一站是刘翔站?伦敦奥运地铁站改由体育明星命名
让你重新专注起来工作的技巧
国际英语资讯:UN Mission in Afghanistan outraged by Taliban attack in Kabul
奥巴马网上晒菜谱:总统的私房辣椒酱是这样做的
英高官曝光911内情:内讧误事
关于外语学习的7个常见误解
英国:青少年不给老人孕妇让座将受罚
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |