Ban Ki-moon to arrive in UAE on Friday

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Abu Dhabi on Friday, where he will co-host the Abu Dhabi Ascent, which aims to prepare for and build momentum ahead of his Climate Summit on 23 September in New York. Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary General has said that the Secretary General's two-day Abu Dhabi Ascent, which begins on Sunday, 4 May, will bring together governments, the private sector, civil society and other partners to discuss how to take concrete action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resilience to climate change, WAM reported. Haq also said that while in the UAE's capital, the Secretary General will hold talks with government officials and will also visit the Shams Solar Power Plant.