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Environmental issues and sustainable development

22 April 2016

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Secretary-General Commends 15 States for Ratifying Freshly Signed Paris Agreement, Calling on All to ‘Work Even Harder’ for Climate Agenda’s Early Entry into Force

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

22 April 2016

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States Must Take Next Step to Swiftly Turn Paris Agreement into Climate Action, Secretary-General Says at Joint Press Event with President of France

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a joint press conference with François Hollande, President of France, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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Declaring Era of Consumption without Consequences Over, Secretary-General Commends Paris Climate Agreement Signatories for Making Historic Pledge to Protect Planet

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the signature ceremony for the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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Closing Signature Ceremony for Paris Climate Change Agreement, Secretary-General Says ‘Governments Have Made a Covenant with the Future’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the signature ceremony for the Paris Agreement on climate change, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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Take Climate Action to ‘Next Level’, Tackle Challenges Together, Secretary-General Tells World Leaders at High-Level Event on Implementing New Development Agendas

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level event on the implementation of the climate and development agendas, in New York today:

21 April 2016

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United Nations Secretary-General, World Bank Group President Appoint High-Level Panel on Water

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced today the appointment of 10 Heads of State and Government, as well as two Special Advisers, to the High-Level Panel on Water.

21 April 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Thematic Debate, Stresses Vital Links Connecting Climate Change with Sustainable Development Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly High-Level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Bold, Decisive Leadership Must Steer Drive to Reach New Development Goals, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Forum on Africa

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the High-Level Forum “The Africa We Want in 2030, 2063 and Beyond”, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Today’s Extreme Weather May Be Tomorrow’s ‘Normal’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Warning that Half of World’s People Will Face Water Scarcity by 2050

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the side event on “Building a Resilient Future through Water: Connecting the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement”, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Secretary-General, at Arab Regional Conference, Stresses Important Role of Civil Society in Advancing Sustainable Development Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Arab Regional Conference on the Role of Civil Society in Implementing Agenda 2030, as delivered by Sima Bahous, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Doha today: