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UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in India on a day-long visit during which he will attend an environment conference and meet Indian leaders. UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in India on a day-long visit to attend an environment conference and meet Indian leaders.
Mr Ban is attending the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit which, organisers say, will press for cuts in carbon emissions.Mr Ban is attending the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit which, organisers say, will press for cuts in carbon emissions.
India is also expected to share with Mr Ban details of the Mumbai attacks which left over 170 people dead, reports say. India is also expected to share with Mr Ban details of last November's Mumbai attacks which left over 170 people dead, reports say.
Mr Ban arrived in India from Afghanistan and Pakistan.Mr Ban arrived in India from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In Pakistan - his first visit to the country since taking office in 2007 - Mr Ban announced that the UN would launch "very shortly" an independent inquiry into the killing of Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.In Pakistan - his first visit to the country since taking office in 2007 - Mr Ban announced that the UN would launch "very shortly" an independent inquiry into the killing of Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Ms Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack on a rally in 2007. Her death triggered riots across the country.Ms Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack on a rally in 2007. Her death triggered riots across the country.
'Global threat''Global threat'
In Delhi, Mr Ban will attend an environmental meeting which is set to discuss the impact of climate change and global warming. In Delhi, Mr Ban attended an environmental meeting to discuss the impact of climate change and global warming.
The UN secretary general, who was given the Sustainable Development Leadership Award at the conference, declared 2009 to be the year of climate change.
"By presenting me with this award today, you recognise the unique role that the United Nations can and must play in addressing these challenges - challenges that know no borders and affect all nations and all peoples," Mr Ban said in his acceptance speech.
"Combating climate change will need all our leadership, all our commitment, all our ingenuity. This is not going to be easy.
"Nonetheless, I want to emphasise that, by facing up to this crisis, we have been given an exciting opportunity to make progress on a wide range of sustainable development issues," he said and added, "It is an opportunity we must seize."
India faces the "challenges of poverty eradication, sustaining the rapid economic growth and dealing with the global threat of climate change", Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN's 2008 Nobel prize-winning climate panel and one of summit organisers, told the AFP news agency.India faces the "challenges of poverty eradication, sustaining the rapid economic growth and dealing with the global threat of climate change", Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN's 2008 Nobel prize-winning climate panel and one of summit organisers, told the AFP news agency.
Mr Ban is also expected to meet the Indian foreign minister and Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi during his visit. Later in the day, Mr Ban is expected to meet the Indian foreign minister and Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Mumbai attack.
Mr Ban began his regional visit on Wednesday in Afghanistan, where he said the country would be a priority for the UN in 2009. He proceeded to Pakistan later in the day.Mr Ban began his regional visit on Wednesday in Afghanistan, where he said the country would be a priority for the UN in 2009. He proceeded to Pakistan later in the day.
His visit to Pakistan came amid growing unrest in Pakistan's border areas, with Taleban rebels attacking Nato supply routes into Afghanistan while government forces engage the Taleban in the Swat valley of North West Frontier Province.His visit to Pakistan came amid growing unrest in Pakistan's border areas, with Taleban rebels attacking Nato supply routes into Afghanistan while government forces engage the Taleban in the Swat valley of North West Frontier Province.
Mr Ban has called for the "immediate and safe release" of John Solecki, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the city of Quetta, who was snatched at gunpoint after his driver was killed.Mr Ban has called for the "immediate and safe release" of John Solecki, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the city of Quetta, who was snatched at gunpoint after his driver was killed.