This is the website of the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is maintained to support arrangements for meetings organized under the Convention, to transmit official documents and reports, and to assist Parties in communicating other information related to the Convention; it also serves the Kyoto Protocol.

The website is targeted primarily at people working in government who have policy or technical responsibilities related to the Climate Change Convention. Members of nongovernmental organizations - be they environmental, business, or related to local government - will find the latest information on what is happening. In addition, staff of United Nations and other international organizations, researchers, academics and journalists will find a valuable information resource.

For those who need a quick introduction to climate change and the Convention, a specially prepared web article, “feeling the heat”, will guide you through the main concepts and issues. For a more in-depth introduction, download one of the guidebooks under the “publications” section, or click on the links to the right.

For the "old hands", the sections on “documentation” and “meetings” provide most of the information you need, while the other sections provide entry points by key subject area.