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“2021 is a make-or-break year for collective action against the climate emergency” – UN Chief
" (...) Much more needs to be done to address the specific risks the climate crisis poses to peace and security. I see four priority areas. First, we need a greater focus on prevention through strong, ambitious climat...
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Scale Up Funding for Climate Adaptation Programmes – Urges UN chief at Climate Adaptation Summit
Remarks by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021. ------ The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change ada...
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UN Chief Press Briefing – Climate Ambition Summit 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met the press after delivering his remarks at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020. On 12 December, the United Nations, United Kingdom and France are co-hosting the Clima...
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Climate Ambition Summit 2020 – UN Chief
Opening remarks by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020. On 12 December, the United Nations, United Kingdom and France are co-hosting the Climate Ambition Summit 2020,...
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Climate Action – UN chief to the European Council on Foreign Relations
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on Climate Action to European Council on Foreign Relations. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak today. I will focus my remarks on the clima...
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‘Humanity is waging war on nature’ – UN Chief
Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity. "Humanity is waging war on nature. We need to rebuild our relationship with it. More than 60 pe...
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Recover Better Together – Global Lecture on Climate Change
Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, on the global lecture on climate change - recover better together. Dear Friends, We are all living through a global crisis like no other. The COVID-19...
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UN chief on climate change and COVID-19 at the Petersberg Virtual Dialogue (Berlin, Germany)
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) at the Petersberg Virtual Dialogue (Berlin, Germany) The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of our societies and economies to global shocks, such as disease or clima...
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UN chief on International Mother Earth Day (22 April)
António Guterres (United Nations Secretary-General) on International Mother Earth Day (22 April 2020). On this International Mother Earth Day, all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic – the biggest test the world has fa...
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International Women’s Day – UN Chief (8 March 2020)
Video message by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General on International Women's Day. Gender equality is fundamentally a question of power. Transforming the balance of power is essential, not o...
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UN chief on Sustainable Development and Climate Change (Islamabad, Pakistan)
"I’m launching an urgent global call for #ClimateAction in Pakistan, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries" said Secretary-General Guterres. "We need far more ambition. Major emitting countries must le...
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2020 United Nations New Year Message
Video message by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of the 2020 New Year. --- From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and ...