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Environmental issues and sustainable development

1 July 2019

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National Climate Action Plans Must Set Credible Targets to Realize 2030 Agenda Goals, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Abu Dhabi Summit

Following are UN Deputy-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Abu Dhabi Preparatory Meeting for the Climate Action Summit, in Abu Dhabi, today:

1 July 2019

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Deputy Secretary-General Encourages Young People to Offer Solutions, Continue Holding Governments Accountable in Tackling Climate Crisis

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, for participation in the Youth Consultation, in Abu Dhabi today:

1 July 2019

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With 100 Days until Climate Summit, Global Response to Temperature Rise, Funding Gaps Must Be Unequivocal, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Preparatory Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Climate Summit Preparatory Meeting, in Abu Dhabi today:

29 June 2019

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We Must Rescue Planet, Secretary-General Stresses, Hailing Determination of China, France to Raise Climate-Action Ambition, at Meeting with Foreign Ministers

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Climate Change Trilateral Meeting with the Foreign Ministers of China and France, in Osaka, Japan, today:

20 June 2019

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Secretary-General, in Message for Smarthead Sustainability Summit, Urges Private Sector to Embrace 2030 Agenda as Driver of Business Strategies

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Smarthead Sustainability Summit, in Bratislava today:

19 June 2019

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Secretary-General, Addressing Global Water 2020 Event Highlights ‘Unacceptable’ Threat Posed by Risky Health Centres to Newborn Babies, Mothers

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Global Water 2020 Stakeholder Commitments gathering in Washington, D.C., today:

12 June 2019

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Secretary-General Urges Protecting, Restoring Degraded Land in Message for World Day to Combat Desertification

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Day to Combat Desertification, observed on 17 June:

3 June 2019

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Every Day of Inaction Brings Closer ‘a Future None of Us Wants’, Secretary-General Warns in Message for European Union Conference on International Carbon Markets

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the European Union Conference on International Carbon Markets in Brussels today:

3 June 2019

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Global Response Has Not Matched Ambition of 2030 Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Remarks on Social Justice for Sustainable Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks on Social Justice for Sustainable Development: How to build a new relationship with each other and with creation to meet the SDGs, as prepared for delivery in London today:

31 May 2019

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Stressing Air Pollution Kills 7 Million People Annually, Secretary-General Urges Governments to Build Green Economy, in Message for World Environment Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Environment day, observed on 5 June: