Diplo was one of two organisations invited to present their training activities in the field of climate change at the UN Special Event on Climate Change Diplomacy held at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2008. The event was co-chaired by the Maltese and Swiss Permanent Representatives to the UN, Amb. Saviour Borg and Amb. Peter Maurer, and was honoured by the presence of the President of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mr Srgjan Kerim.