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Secretary-General Stresses Political Solutions in Addressing Nuclear, Terrorism, Migration Issues, as United States President Warns Pyongyang

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In a world of increasingly fragmented societies and deepening political divides, a greater focus on people — and bolstered trust between them — was critical to tackling the threats posed by nuclear weapons, forced migration and other urgent challenges, stressed Secretary-General António Guterres as he opened the General Assembly’s seventy-second high-level debate today.

Secretary-General, Business Leaders Identify Sectors for Aggressive Climate Action, Implementation of Paris Agreement

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and global leaders from local governments, the private sector and civil society agreed to accelerate efforts on climate action and to implement the Paris Agreement at a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week.

Deputy Secretary-General Decries Global Failure to Address Causes of Conflict amid Horror Suffered by Chibok, Yezidi Girls

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the General Assembly side event “Rebuilding Shattered Lives and Communities:  Chibok and Yezidi Girls and Women”, in New York today: