United Nations Climate Summit 2014 | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

20 September 2023

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Calling Climate Ambition Summit ‘Climate Hope Summit’, Secretary-General Urges ‘First-Doers’ to Take No Prisoners, Achieve 1.5°C Limit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ closing remarks at the Climate Ambition Summit, in New York today:

20 September 2023

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Global Leaders Must Take Action to Reduce Emissions, Create Just Transition Plans, Secretary-General Tells Climate Ambition Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the Climate Ambition Summit, in New York today:

Daily Noon Briefing

24 June 2025

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled in 2026, down from 2.9 million in 2025, even as the global number of refugees continues growing. This is mainly due to the changed situation in Syria, which has allowed for voluntary returns.

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Calling Climate Ambition Summit ‘Climate Hope Summit’, Secretary-General Urges ‘First-Doers’ to Take No Prisoners, Achieve 1.5°C Limit

Global Leaders Must Take Action to Reduce Emissions, Create Just Transition Plans, Secretary-General Tells Climate Ambition Summit