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Urgent: UN General Assembly President welcomes adoption of new climate accord

Xinhua, December 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft on Saturday welcomed the adoption of Paris Agreement to tackle climate change, calling it "a turning point in human history." Endit