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Urging Leaders to Tear Out ‘Poisoned Root of Climate Crisis — Fossil Fuels’, Secretary-General Warns Environment Report Shows Dangerous Emissions Gap

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Urging Leaders to Tear Out ‘Poisoned Root of Climate Crisis — Fossil Fuels’, Secretary-General Warns Environment Report Shows Dangerous Emissions Gap

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Gap Report Launch Stakeout, in New York today:

‘By Moving at Jet Speed’, International Civil Aviation Organization Can Speed Up Clean Energy Revolution, Secretary-General Tells Conference

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‘By Moving at Jet Speed’, International Civil Aviation Organization Can Speed Up Clean Energy Revolution, Secretary-General Tells Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the third International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, in Dubai today:

Delegates Urge Greater Budget, Financial Management Activities, as Fifth Committee Considers Board of Auditors' Annual Report Reviewing United Nations Finances

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Delegates Urge Greater Budget, Financial Management Activities, as Fifth Committee Considers Board of Auditors' Annual Report Reviewing United Nations Finances

Delegates at the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today urged the Secretariat to bolster its budget and financial management activities after considering more than a dozen reports issued by the United Nations top auditing watchdog as part of its annual review of the Organization’s finances.

Human Development ‘Lights the Way to Hope’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council in Day-Long Debate on Peace through Development

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Human Development ‘Lights the Way to Hope’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council in Day-Long Debate on Peace through Development

Noting that the Sustainable Development Goals are “off-track”, the Secretary-General told the Security Council today that no peace is secure without inclusive and sustainable development which leaves no one behind.

General Assembly Fills Vacancies in Committee for Programme and Coordination, Committee on Conferences, Adopts Resolution on Central Asian Economies

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General Assembly Fills Vacancies in Committee for Programme and Coordination, Committee on Conferences, Adopts Resolution on Central Asian Economies

The General Assembly today filled vacancies in the Committee for Programme and Coordination, the main subsidiary body of the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council for such work, and in the Committee on Conferences, which advises the Assembly on matters pertaining to the organization of United Nations conferences.

Question of Veto Central to General Assembly’s Debate on Security Council Reform, with Speakers Urging Its Limited Use as ‘Weapon of Hatred and War’

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Question of Veto Central to General Assembly’s Debate on Security Council Reform, with Speakers Urging Its Limited Use as ‘Weapon of Hatred and War’

The General Assembly today concluded its annual debate on Security Council reform, with several Member States stressing that the unfair and outdated rules and processes from the last century are not relevant in today’s world and paralyse the Council from taking meaningful action.

Activities of Secretary-General in Nepal, Including Stopover in Qatar, 27 October-1 November

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Activities of Secretary-General in Nepal, Including Stopover in Qatar, 27 October-1 November

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, departed on Friday, 27 October to Nepal.  This was his first trip in preparation for the forthcoming climate change summit, COP28 [twenty-eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change], which would be held in the United Arab Emirates later in 2023.

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