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Press Release
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Embargoed to 0800 GMT on March 20th, 2009 |
UN Secretary-General urges citizens to join WWF's Earth Hour
UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon today urged citizens around the world to join WWF's Earth Hour to demand action on climate change.
In a video-taped address, the Secretary-General said that Earth Hour which takes place on Saturday 28th March promises to be the largest demonstration of public concern about climate change ever attempted.
Earth Hour is a way for the citizens of the world to send a clear message. They want action on climate change. said Secretary-General Ban.
Speaking just a week before Earth Hour rolls out across thousands of towns and cities across the globe, Ban underlined the seriousness of climate change and the need for a global climate deal to be agreed when the world
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