US-UN interactions on Climate Change; also some great resources

Historic meetings on climate change took place on Monday, September 22 -- one led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, where national leaders spoke at the United Nations, or addressed the issue through videos available on YouTube -- and a luncheon program with roundtables organized by the UN Global Compact and President Clinton, which brought together business leaders, members of civil society and others to address their commitment to climate change.

On that day President Obama stated, "No nation, however large or small, wealthy or poor, can escape the impact of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten every coastline. More powerful storms and floods threaten every continent. More frequent droughts and crop failures breed hunger and conflict in places where hunger and conflict already thrive. On shrinking islands, families are already being forced to flee their homes as climate refugees. The security and stability of each nation and all peoples -- our prosperity, our health, and our safety -- are in jeopardy. And the time we have to reverse this tide is running out."
More of the President's speech is available on his weblog:
http://obamaweblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/no-nationcan-escape-impact-of-climate.html

I've been impressed by the excellent articles on these topics from UNA-USA. The UNA-USA World Bulletin reports on UN and US relations and important global topics. The October 23 issue includes Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's UN Day message, as well as many other articles. It's worth looking at back issues from September 23 and October 7 which highlight renewed US involvement with the UN, including President Obama's.
Also, Jeff Laurenti of The Century Foundation writes consistently interesting and erudite articles about UN issues and US actions. Read them and entries by others here .

Another excellent resource for UN-related material comes from Dr. Max Stamper, Editor of MaximsNews Network - You can subscribe and get regular updates. MaximsNews is rich with materials by many contributors, many videos, and other resources.