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Environmental issues and sustainable development

23 September 2016

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We Must Address Suffering Caused by El Niño, Adapt to New Climate Reality, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the high-level ministerial event on responding to the impacts of El Niño and mitigating recurring climate risks, in New York today:

23 September 2016

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With Challenges Threatening to Unravel Development Gains, Swift Action Must Turn 2030 Agenda Pledges into Progress, Secretary-General Says at Side Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Development Group side event on the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York today:

23 September 2016

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Urging Leadership Group to Act Swiftly in Advancing Climate Resiliency, Secretary-General Welcomes New Initiative into United Nations System

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inaugural meeting of the Leadership Group of Climate Resilience Initiative, in New York, today:

22 September 2016

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Amid Growing Demand, Cooperation over Finite Water Resources Key to Ending Conflict, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the General Assembly high-level side event on “water as a source of peace: developing political momentum to advance water cooperation and prevent water-related conflicts”, in New York today:

22 September 2016

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Secretary-General Urges SDG Advocacy Group to Continue Promoting Universality, Indivisibility, Interdependence of Goals

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the SDG Advocacy Group, in New York today:

22 September 2016

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Maritime Transport Is ‘Backbone of Global Trade and the Global Economy’, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message on World Maritime Day, to be observed on 29 September:

22 September 2016

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Build on Respective Strengths, Forge New Partnerships to Turn 2030 Agenda into Reality, Secretary-General Urges Stakeholders at High-Level Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, to the high-level event on “Achieving Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development”, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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World Could Face Water Availability Shortfall by 2030 if Current Trends Continue, Secretary-General Warns at Meeting of High-Level Panel

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the second meeting of the High-Level Panel on Water, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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With 60 Countries Joining, Climate Accord’s Ratification ‘Inevitable’, Leading to Safer, More Resilient Planet, Secretary-General Says at New York Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the high-level event on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Paris Climate Agreement Moves Closer to Entry into Force in 2016 as 60 Countries Accounting for 48 Per Cent of Emissions Have Joined

The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer towards entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined the agreement today at a special event hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.