国际英语资讯:Dominican Republic puts climate change high on Security Council agenda
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 2-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dominican">Dominican</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 25. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Danilo">Danilo</span> <span word="Medina">Medina</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fostering">fostering</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> -- <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="relevance">relevance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>," <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Singer">Singer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dominican">Dominican</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>. "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dominican">Dominican</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1, 2019. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>.</p>
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