Climate change is a threat to our security - Boris Johnson
"Climate change is a threat to our security," Boris Johnson told world leaders as he chaired a United Nations Security Council session.
It is the first time a British PM has chaired such a meeting since 1992.
Other speakers included broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, UN Secretary General António Guterres and Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim.
The UK holds the presidency of the Security Council this month and hosts the COP26 climate summit in November.
The summit in Glasgow will be attended by dozens of world leaders and is likely to be the most significant round of talks since the global Paris Agreement to tackle climate change was secured in 2015.
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