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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet

[Opening remarks; full transcript will follow shortly] Good afternoon.   It is good to see you again as we begin a new session of the General Assembly.   The world is at a critical moment on several fronts – the climate emergency, rising inequality,...

  UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner,   Excellencies, distinguished guests,   Ladies and gentlemen,   We meet today to raise the curtain on climate action ahead of the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit.    On Monday 23 September, five days...

It's that time again, when the eyes of the world turn to New York, as world leaders fly into the city to take part in the General Debate that marks the opening of the latest session of the UN General Assembly, or UNGA. 1 Climate Action Alongside the...

I am very pleased to be with you for the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.   Let me begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande of Nigeria on his election as General Assembly...

The Secretary-General condemns Saturday’s attacks on Aramco oil facilities in the Eastern Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claimed by the Houthis. The Secretary-General calls upon all parties to exercise maximum restraint, prevent any...

I just came back from Abaco. I must say was horrified. I've never seen such a level of systematic devastation. Hurricane Dorian has been classified as category five. I think it's category hell. But it was not powered by the devil. We have always had...