The United Nations calls for participation in Earth Hour

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon today urged people all over the world to join the Earth Hour campaign organized by the International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF), in support of efforts to combat the transformation of climate.

Mr. Ban Ki Moon.Photo: AP.

Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations will implement Earth Hour."In New York, we will turn off the lights at the headquarters. Other UN agencies around the world will also participate in this event. I urge citizens all over the world to join us. Send a strong message about climate change, we can work together to find a solution to one of humankind's most worrisome challenges, " he stressed.

The head of the United Nations thinks Earth Hour on March 28 promises to be a demonstration of the community's greatest concern about climate change ever. 'Earth Hour is a way for global citizens to send a clear message. They want an action against climate change '.

Ban Ki-moon's statement came just a week before more than a thousand cities and towns around the world participated in Earth Hour campaign. In it he also mentioned the need for world leaders to build a global climate agreement, within the framework of the meeting that will take place in Copenhagen (Denmark) in December.

"We are on a path full of dangers when the earth heats up. We have to change the way we live, develop in a sustainable way that can benefit everyone. We need energy. sustainable for a world friendly to nature and prosperity, this is the way to the future, " said Ban Ki-moon.