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Environmental issues and sustainable development

17 September 2019

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Stakes to Replace Coal with Clean Energy ‘Much Too High to Be Politically’ Safe, Deputy Secretary-General Warns at Press Briefing Ahead of Climate Action Summit

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohamed’s opening remarks at the press briefing ahead of the 2019 Climate Summit, in New York today:

13 September 2019

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Phasing Out Hydrofluorocarbons Could Reduce Global Warming This Century, Secretary-General Says on International Day to Preserve Ozone Layer

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:

13 September 2019

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World Peace Faces ‘New Danger’ from Climate Emergency, Secretary-General Says in International Message, Calling for United Response

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

12 September 2019

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Driven by Spirit of Solidarity, South-South Cooperation Offers Solutions to Shared Development Challenges, Secretary-General Says on International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks on the International Day for South-South Cooperation, observed today:

9 September 2019

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No Time Left to Lose in Addressing Climate Crisis, Deputy Secretary-General Warns Leaders at Conference of Desertification Convention Signatories

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the climate change luncheon of the fourteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in New Delhi today:

9 September 2019

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Great Green Wall ‘a Beacon of Hope’ in Effort to Turn Tide on Land Degradation, Desertification, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Conference of Parties

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the “Great Green Wall” breakfast during the fourteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in New Delhi today:

9 September 2019

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Critical Massive Effort Needed to Deliver 2030 Agenda Painfully Overdue, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Desertification Convention Signatories

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level session of the fourteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in New Delhi today:

27 July 2019

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Every Year, 12 Million Hectares of Productive Land Lost, Secretary-General Tells Desertification Forum, Calls for Scaled-up Restoration Efforts, Smart Policies

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the seventh Kubuqi International Desert Forum, in Kubuqi Desert, China, on 27 to 28 July:

18 July 2019

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Progress Too Slow to End Extreme Poverty by 2030, Warns Deputy Secretary-General, Stressing Need for European Union’s Lead on International Cooperation

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council side event “Delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Europe and Around the World”, in New York today:

18 July 2019

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Effective Institutions ‘Bedrock’ of Efforts to Attain 2030 Development Goals, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Political Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the closing of the 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, today: