Tag:Antonio Guterres

Land Degradation

UN chief urges leaders to step up desertification convention implementation

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appealed to world leaders to step up the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2024

Conservation

International Day for Biological Diversity: Guterres demands urgent measures to halt environmental decline

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, called for taking urgent measures to halt environmental decline. Guterres said this in his message to...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2024

Gender

UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights

The UN on Monday, March 11, 2024, highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress,...

Michael Simire - March 12, 2024

Sustainable Devpt

UN chief calls for global unity, sustainable development in 2024

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for global unity to make 2024 a year for “building trust and hope” following the immense suffering,...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2023

Health

UN chief urges world to prepare for next pandemic

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the world to prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19. Guterres said this...

Michael Simire - December 28, 2023

Cover

COP28: Leaders must act to limit temperature rise, avoid climate chaos – Guterres

At a media session in New York on Monday, November 27, 2023, United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on leaders meeting at COP28 in...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2023

Climate Change

Emissions Gap Report: Carbon emissions shattering temperature records – Guterres

Today’s Emissions Gap report shows that if nothing changes, in 2030, emissions will be 22 Gigatonnes higher than the 1.5 degree-limit will allow. That’s roughly...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2023

Climate Change