Explore the UN Climate Change archives to learn more about historical moments

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The UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) archives safeguards the history of global climate negotiations, preserving institutional memories of the UNFCCC Secretariat from the early 1990s onward.

The mission is to provide access to trustworthy and detailed records to deepen public understanding of climate change negotiations, decisions, and actions.

Available highlights include negotiation texts from the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol negotiations, and statements from high-level segments, reflecting key moments in the global climate process.

COP1

UN Secretary-General’s statement at the opening of the First Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP1) in Berlin, March 28, 1995.

COP1

The opening Plenary of the first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP1) in Berlin, March 28, 1995

COP3

Mr. Hiroshi Ohki, the President of COP3, bangs the gavel to mark the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol text on December 12, 1997

COP21

Celebration of the adoption of the text of the Paris Agreement during the Closing Plenary of COP21 in Paris December 13, 2015

COP24

COP24 President Michal Kurtyka celebrates the adoption of the Katowice Climate Package at the Closing Plenary in Poland on December 15, 2018