He said the Clinton Global Initiative has had an impact on more than 200 million people in more than 150 countries.

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A United Nations report released Tuesday calls for major spending of nearly $600 billion by governments to deal with the impact of global warming.

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In his nearly 50 years in the Senate, Kennedy had more impact on domestic issues than foreign policy, but he still made a global mark.

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And African presidents from Rwanda, Ghana and Sierra Leone each pointed to the negative impact of the global financial and food crises, as well as the growing impact of climate change, on development in their countries.

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The level of violence is up. I worry a great deal about the overarching impact of the global financial crisis on not just Afghanistan or Pakistan, but all of us in our ability to resource this in the future.

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Mr.Ban said he is encouraged that negotiations are proceeding well in Copenhagen,and he hopes the summit can achieve, among other things, ambitious mitigation targets for developed countries and their commitments of financial support to assist developing countries adapt to the impact of global warming.

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