INSTRUCTIONS ON RESPONSE TO UN REGARDING POSSIBLE

UNCLAS STATE 077241 SIPDIS USUN FOR ECOSOC NAIROBI FOR UN PERMREP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: UNGA KGHG SENV UNGA AORC SUBJECT: INSTRUCTIONS ON RESPONSE TO UN REGARDING POSSIBLE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE REF: SNOWDEN-WEBBER EMAILS ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department informs USUN that it has prepared an official response to the request of the UN on the possible security implications of climate change for the Secretary-General's report to the sixty-fourth session of the UN General Assembly, as requested in resolution A/63/281. This response was requested in a note verbale from the UN Division of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)dated 17 June 2009 (ref A). ¶3. USUN is requested to deliver the U.S. response, under cover of a diplomatic note, to DESA. Due to its length, the U.S. response will be sent in a separate message via email. ¶4. Department points of contact for copies of the U.S. response are OES/EGC Shira Yoffe (YoffeSB@state.gov; 202-647-3934) and IO/EDA Rebecca Webber (WebberRE2@state.gov; 202-647-2963). CLINTON