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Environmental issues and sustainable development

8 October 2016

SG/SM/18188-ENV/DEV/1733

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Contributions Must Remain Priority in Action to Tackle Climate Change, Secretary-General Tells Arctic Circle Assembly

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the Arctic Circle Assembly, in Reykjavik today:

7 October 2016

DSG/SM/1022-ENV/DEV/1732

Do More to Address Capacity Constraints, Promote Investment in Governments, Deputy Secretary-General Urges at Bretton Woods Institutions Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “One Year of the Sustainable Development Goals: Country Action and Progress”, in the context of the 2016 meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, in Washington, D.C., today:

7 October 2016

SG/SM/18184-ENV/DEV/1731-SAG/488

With Doubling of Flights Expected in Next 15 Years, Secretary-General Praises New Global Rules to Curb Carbon Emissions from Air Travel

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

5 October 2016

SG/SM/18179-ENV/DEV/1729

Paris Agreement on Climate Change to Take Effect 4 November, Secretary-General Announces, Urging All Governments to Expedite Ratification

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:

4 October 2016

SG/SM/18175-ENV/DEV/1728

Secretary-General Urges European Parliament to Fast-Track Ratification of Paris Climate Accord, Pushing Deal over 55 Per Cent Threshold for Entry into Force

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the European Parliament on the Paris Agreement, in Strasbourg, France, today:

2 October 2016

SG/SM/18168-ENV/DEV/1727

Hailing India’s Ratification, Secretary-General Says It Moves Paris Agreement on Climate Change ‘An Important Step Closer’ to 2016 Entry into Force

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

28 September 2016

SG/SM/18160-ENV/DEV/1726

Tackle Causes of Drought, Desertification, Land Degradation, Secretary-General Urges at ‘Save the Earth’ Exhibition Opening

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening of the “Save the Earth” exhibition, in New York today:

24 September 2016

SG/SM/18149-ENV/DEV/1725

United Nations Cooperation with ASEAN Has Entered New Phase, Secretary-General Tells Panel on Regional Dimensions of Promoting Sustainable Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to the High-Level Panel Discussion on “Regional Dimensions of Promoting Sustainable Development: Developing Complementarities between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community Vision 2025, in New York today:

23 September 2016

SG/SM/18145-ENV/DEV/1723

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:

23 September 2016

SG/SM/18136-ENV/DEV/1721

Underlining Importance of Cooperation, Regional Partnerships Can Build Better Future by Helping States Implement 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a meeting on regionalism and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today: