超165国代表将签气候协议

 UNITED NATIONS, April 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 165 UN member states are expected to attend a high-level signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement, including an estimated 60 heads of state and heads of government, a UN spokesman said here Thursday.

"This would set a record for countries signing an international agreement on a single day," Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Friday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, he said.

"Thirteen countries have indicated that they will submit their instruments of ratification¹ tomorrow," the spokesman said. "The full list is available online and that list will be updated."

Over 165 countries expected to attend signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement

At 8:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) in the General Assembly Hall, the secretary-general will announce the start of the opening ceremony, and will address the event following remarks by a youth representative -- Getrude Clement², who is a 16-year-old radio reporter from Tanzania and youth representative and climate advocate with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), he said.

"Children will be part of the event and there will be a performance by the Julliard brass³ quintet -- after this the secretary-general will declare the Paris Agreement officially open for signature, allowing Members States to take turns to sign the agreement," he said.

"While the signing continues, those who have signed will head to the Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council Chambers⁴ to deliver their national remarks."

The secretary-general is scheduled to hold a joint⁵ press conference with French President Francois Hollande before the high-level luncheon⁶, the spokesman said, adding that there will also be a press conference by business and civil society representatives.

The closing ceremony will start at around 6 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) featuring remarks by the secretary-general as well as the past, current and incoming Presidencies⁷ of the Conferences of Parties, he added.

1 ratification   

n.批准，认可

参考例句：

• The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
• The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。

2 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。

3 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

4 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

7 presidencies   

n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期

参考例句：

• The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网