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UN counts on Trump to combat climate change, advance rights: Ban

Published: 09 Nov 2016 - 06:18 pm | Last Updated: 18 Nov 2021 - 04:51 am
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United Nations, United States:The United Nations will count on Donald Trump's new US administration to help combat climate change and advance human rights worldwide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.

Ban congratulated the US president-elect on his victory and said people everywhere look to the United States to work for the common good.

 

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