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Guterres to convene high-level roundtable on climate action to showcase solutions, progress

As climate impacts worsen around the world, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is convening a roundtable of global climate leaders from government, business and finance,...
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Vaccine alone cannot defeat coronavirus, UN chief warns

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned that vaccine alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Guterres gave the warning at a news conference in New...
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Climate Change

Guterres unveils new climate change advisory group, charges youth on accountability

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday, July 27, 2020 announced the names of seven young climate leaders – between the ages of...
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UN urges accelerated efforts to achieve SDGs

If the world is to eradicate poverty, address climate change and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030, greater efforts are needed to...
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EU, UN, legislators strategise ways to tackle drugs related crime

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) appears to be a major beneficiary of a set of reforms identified by a team of legislators...
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Banks, UN seek to promote climate transparency in financial markets

Together with the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), 11 of the world’s leading banks announced on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 a commitment to...
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Sustainable Devpt

Guterres outlines steps to strengthen UN’s development framework

Stating that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the “boldest agenda for humanity” and requires equally bold changes in the United Nations development system, Secretary-General António Guterres...
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Amina Mohammed clamours stronger AU-UN partnership to benefit Africa’s youth

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday, July 3, 2017 called for the strengthening of the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United...
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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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