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title: The poem that moved world leaders to tears at the UN Climate Summit
date: 2014-09-26T00:04:20Z
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Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner of the Marshall Islands wrote a poem for her daughter, and it brought down the house on Tuesday at the UN Climate Summit in New York.

This 4-minute video is a must-see. Oh, and you might want to grab a tissue (or two).


Courtesy of [Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner](https://jkijiner.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/united-nations-climate-summit-opening-ceremony-my-poem-to-my-daughter/)

Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters