AFP: Security tight as UN climate [scam] talks set to open

The head of the UN's climate science panel, Rajendra Pachauri, was to give a keynote address on Monday, spelling out evidence for global warming and its impacts.

Pakistan floods: a forgotten emergency - Channel4 News

Mohammed Qazilbash is Save the Children's country director in Pakistan. He told Channel 4 News essential supplies are still scarce: "There aren't enough materials to protect people, especially in the north of the country where it gets very cold. Children will suffer tremendously.

"In the south where evening temperatures are still quite low, about 6 Celsius, if children don't have the right bedding and clothing they could catch pneumonia.

Don't let us down: UN climate change talks in Cancun - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent

Cancun is a "make or break opportunity to save the lives of millions of children whose lives will be made even worse because of climate change", said Lydia Baker, Save the Children's humanitarian policy adviser.

Climate Summit in Cancun: Low Expectations, High Stakes - TIME

It took about half a year for my toes to unfreeze after the U.N.'s climate summit in Copenhagen last December. O.K., I may be exaggerating...thousands (including me) were left to wait for accreditation in a freezing scrum outside the gates for hours.
...Even the summit's resort setting — Cancún in December — doesn't exactly promise two weeks of hard work, though at least if things go south we can all hit the beach. (Note to my editor: I'm kidding. Mostly.)