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Environmental issues and sustainable development

26 September 2022

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‘We Can Turn Tide’ on Imperilled Sustainable Development Goals with Reinvigorated Commitment to Multilateral Action, Secretary-General Tells German Council

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the German Council for Sustainable Development, held in Berlin today:

23 September 2022

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Pacific Leaders Meet with United Nations Secretary-General, 23 September

Pacific Leaders met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 23 September 2022 on the margins of the high-level week of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss pressing issues for the Blue Pacific and the international community.

22 September 2022

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Hailing Alliance of Small Island States’ Efforts, Solutions Combatting Climate Crisis, Secretary-General Affirms United Nations Support, Partnership

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Alliance of Small Island States Leaders’ Breakfast, in New York today:

22 September 2022

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Marking Maritime World Day, Secretary-General Says Shipping, Crucial in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Must Become Zero-Emission Vessels

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the World Maritime Day, under the theme “New Technologies for Greener Shipping”, observed on 29 September:

21 September 2022

SG/SM/21471

Sustainable Development Goals Need to Be Rescued Now, Secretary-General Stresses, Urging Action Zone ‘Make Your Voices Heard’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] Action Zone, in New York today:

21 September 2022

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Despite Global Crises, Sustainable Development Goals ‘a Blueprint’ of Solutions For Healthy, Inclusive World, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Goalkeepers Event

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Goalkeepers event: “The Sustainable Development Goals and the future of progress in disruptive times”, in New York today:

21 September 2022

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Private Sector Crucial for Sustainable Development Goals’ Success by Fostering Innovation, Best Practices, Secretary-General Tells Business Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] Business Forum, held today:

21 September 2022

DSG/SM/1798

Protecting Nature, Increasing Biodiversity Could Generate $10 Trillion per Year, Create 400 Million New Jobs, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Business Forum

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the seventh Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Business Forum, held virtually, today:

21 September 2022

SG/SM/21475

With Environment Catastrophe ‘Knocking on Everyone’s Door’, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Investment Must End, Secretary-General Tells Bloomberg Climate Champions Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Bloomberg X Climate Champions Summit, in New York today:

20 September 2022

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Ambitious, Transformative Biodiversity Framework Crucial for Future Generations, Secretary-General Says, Urging Countdown Event to Be ‘a Wake-Up Call’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to Countdown to the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15): Leaders’ Event for a Nature-Positive World, today: