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Environmental issues and sustainable development

1 July 2015

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Secretary-General Tells World Climate Summit to Scale Up Solutions, Expand Collaboration, Strike Ambitious Path towards Action-based Strategies

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Janos Pasztor, Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, to the World Summit on Climate and Territories, in Lyon, France, today:

30 June 2015

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Welcoming Submission of Post-2020 Climate Change Targets by China, Republic of Korea, Secretary-General Says Support Builds Momentum on Road to Paris

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

29 June 2015

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Secretary-General Says Small Island Developing States Should Amplify Their Voice to Give Moral Weight to Call for Global Action on Climate Change

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Mary Robinson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Climate Change, to the event: “Building Genuine and Durable Partnerships in Combatting Climate Change”, organized by the Pacific Small Island Developing States, in New York today:

29 June 2015

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Science Warns ‘Loud and Clear’ Only Short Time Left to Do What Needs Doing to Curb Temperature Rise, Secretary-General Says at High-level Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the General Assembly High-level Event on Climate Change, in New York today:

28 June 2015

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Secretary-General, in Video Message, Tells Climate Change Youth Rally to Challenge Leaders, Governments to ‘Do More’, Adopt Strong Actions

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Climate Leaders Roundtable on Building Momentum for Action in Paris, a multi-faith, multinational youth rally, at St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, today:

26 June 2015

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Beyond Smart Risk Management, Acting on Climate Change Can Benefit Economies, Secretary-General Says at ‘UNA/USA’ Round Table in San Francisco

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Climate Leaders’ Round Table Hosted by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA/USA) and the United Nations Foundation, in San Francisco today:

22 June 2015

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Secretary-General, at Washington Forum, Calls on Humanitarian, Development Communities to Strengthen Links between Early Recovery, Long-Term Growth

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, to Interaction: Forum 2015, in Washington, D.C., today:

18 June 2015

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Welcoming Papal Encyclical Calling Climate Change Major Challenge Facing Humanity, Secretary-General Reaffirms World’s Obligation to ‘Protect Our Common Home’

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

28 May 2015

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Global Cross-Cutting Partnerships Needed for Post-2015 Sustainable Future, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Economic and Social Council Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council annual Partnerships Forum, “The role of Partnerships in achieving the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Making it Happen”, in New York today:

25 May 2015

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As ‘Global Thermostat Continues to Rise’, Meteorological Services Now More Essential than Ever, Says Secretary-General in Video Message to World Congress

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the seventeenth World Meteorological Congress, taking place in Geneva from 25 May to 12 June: