United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (2nd R) attends a side event during the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 19, 2013. Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday expressed his deep concern that the current carbon emission-cutting actions are insufficient to combat global warming. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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WARSAW, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday criticized some developed countries for backtracking in fighting climate change.

Ban lashed out at some rich countries "which are supposed to be taking leadership" but are actually "backtracking" in battling global warming, during an event of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw. Full story

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon attends a side event during the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 19, 2013. Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday expressed his deep concern that the current carbon emission-cutting actions are insufficient to combat global warming. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)