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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10082

20 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/un/climate
UN chief negotiator throws in the sponge causing regret

Brussels, 19/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Yvo de Boer, Secretary General for the United Nations Framework Convention, announced his decision to resign on Thursday 18 February, giving rise to regret but also praise for the work he has accomplished. He had piloted global climate talks from September 2006 until the failure of the Copenhagen conference last December. “It was a difficult decision to make, but I believe the time is ripe for me to take on a new challenge, working on climate and...

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