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Environmental issues and sustainable development

25 November 2015

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Development Must Be Reshaped by Integrating Climate Risks, Climate-Proofing Infrastructure into Process, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Mary Robinson, his Special Envoy on Climate Change, in Malta today:

20 November 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Seoul Climate Conference, Urges ‘Decarbonization’ of World’s Energy Systems Well before End of Century

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Second Seoul International Climate-Energy Conference: “On the Road to Paris and Green Big Bang”, in Seoul, today:

18 November 2015

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Secretary-General Tells Thematic Session on Water and Disasters Solutions Exist, Now All Must Connect Dots, Work Together to Achieve Shared Goals

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the second UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters, in New York today:

15 November 2015

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Paris Climate Summit Must Balance Leadership Role of Developed Countries, Responsibility of Developing Ones, Says Secretary-General at G20 Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Group of 20 (G20) working lunch on development and climate change, in Antalya, Turkey, today:

4 November 2015

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Secretary-General, Optimistic over Prospects for Meaningful Climate Accord, Urges Compromise, Consensus-Building between Developed, Developing Countries

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level event on climate change, in New York on 4 November:

27 October 2015

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Climate Action Can Place Countries at ‘Cutting Edge’ of Low-Carbon Global Economy, Says Secretary-General in Message to Aruba Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Green Aruba VI conference, held in Orenjestad from 27 to 28 October:

27 October 2015

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World ‘Hungry’ for Serious Steps towards Meeting Climate Challenge, Says Secretary-General in Message to Zero Emissions Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the tenth annual Zero Emissions Conference, in Oslo today:

14 October 2015

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Amid Rise in Extreme Weather, Water Shortages, Delaying Ambitious Climate Accord Could Prove ‘Deadly’, Secretary-General Warns at Paris Defence Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Conference on the Implications of Climate Change for Defence, in Paris today:

12 October 2015

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Safeguarding Forests Will Be Essential to Realizing Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General Tells Wildland Fire Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the sixth International Wildland Fire Conference, in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, today:

10 October 2015

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Implementing 2030 Agenda Requires ‘Data Revolution’ to Address Gaps in Collection, Quality, Secretary-General Tells Development Committee, Urging New Partnerships

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Development Committee Ministerial lunch “Investing in Evidence”, in Lima on 10 October: