Keep Pressure on Major Emitters to End Coal, Fossil Fuels Addiction, Secretary-General Tells Caribbean, Central American Summit

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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ virtual remarks to the opening session of the fourth Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit, in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, today:

We Must Follow Science, Engage in Multilateral Action to Make Peace with Nature, Secretary-General Tells United Nations Environment Assembly

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the UNEP@50 special session commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi today:

Deputy Secretary-General, at United Nations Environment Assembly Event, Applauds Progress towards Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the United Nations Environment Assembly flagship side event: “Steps of a participatory approach towards a new global agreement on marine litter and plastic pollution (Nature for human and ecosystems health)”, in Nairobi today:

Governments, People Face Hard Choices between ‘False Dichotomies’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells United Nations Environment Assembly

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the official opening of the high-level segment of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in Nairobi today:

Special Committee on Charter of United Nations Approves Draft Report, as It Concludes 2022 Session

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The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on Strengthening the Role of the Organization approved its 2022 draft report today, as it concluded its annual session following a heated debate on the principles of the maintenance of international peace and security amid the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.

Protecting Crucial Ecosystems Instrumental to Preserving Livelihoods, Deputy Secretary-General Tells United Nations Environment Assembly

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the leadership dialogue of the United Nations Environment Assembly: “Strengthening actions for nature to achieve the sustainable development goals”, in Nairobi today: