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Most Vulnerable Countries Depend on Global Commitment to Reduce Emissions, Create Green Economy, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Leaders Dialogue on Climate Change

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Most Vulnerable Countries Depend on Global Commitment to Reduce Emissions, Create Green Economy, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Leaders Dialogue on Climate Change

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the informal high-level Leaders Dialogue on Climate Change, in New York today:

Deputy Secretary-General Says Positive Economic Growth Sign of Africa’s Strong Potential at Event Marking Third Industrial Development Decade for Continent

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Deputy Secretary-General Says Positive Economic Growth Sign of Africa’s Strong Potential at Event Marking Third Industrial Development Decade for Continent

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the high-level event on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa, in New York today:

Universal Human Rights Declaration Must Continue Guiding Path to Development, Security, Secretary-General Says at Anniversary Event for Historic Document

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Universal Human Rights Declaration Must Continue Guiding Path to Development, Security, Secretary-General Says at Anniversary Event for Historic Document

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level event marking the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:  “A Prevention Tool to Achieve Peace and Sustainable Development”, in New York today:

Secretary-General, at General Assembly Meeting on Tuberculosis, Says Investing More in Broader Health Agenda Key to Combating World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease

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Secretary-General, at General Assembly Meeting on Tuberculosis, Says Investing More in Broader Health Agenda Key to Combating World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, at the General Assembly high-level meeting on tuberculosis, in New York today:

World Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to End Tuberculosis by 2030, as General Assembly Adopts Declaration Outlining Actions for Increased Financing, Treatment Access

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World Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to End Tuberculosis by 2030, as General Assembly Adopts Declaration Outlining Actions for Increased Financing, Treatment Access

World leaders in the General Assembly today reaffirmed their commitment to end the global tuberculosis epidemic by 2030, unanimously adopting a political declaration committing them to accelerate national and collective actions, investments and innovations in fighting the preventable disease.

Amid Uneven, Stalled Progress, ‘Time Has Come’ to Fully Eliminate Nuclear Arsenal, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly during International Observance

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Amid Uneven, Stalled Progress, ‘Time Has Come’ to Fully Eliminate Nuclear Arsenal, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly during International Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, in New York today:

Need to Preserve Global Non-Proliferation Regime Stressed in Security Council as Heads of State, Government Level Accusations over Violations

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Need to Preserve Global Non-Proliferation Regime Stressed in Security Council as Heads of State, Government Level Accusations over Violations

Against the backdrop of mounting chemical weapons attacks, disagreement over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and continuing denuclearization talks on the Korean Peninsula, Heads of State and Government, as well as other senior officials convened in the Security Council today to present their visions of peace, security and a world ultimately free of the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.

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