António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
Humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe. [...] Every fraction of a degree will cost lives, destroy livelihoods, deepen inequality, and push ecosystems closer to irreversible damage. [...] Now is the time to raise ambition and accelerate action. The fight for 1.5 degrees is the fight for humanity.
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17 September 2026 — The UN Secretary-General has called for concerted action by governments, technology companies and civil society to stamp out hate speech, emphasizing that “its toxic message is spreading fast and striking deep”.
16 September 2026 — Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world had entered “an era of deep uncertainty” and urged governments to embrace international cooperation to address global threats.
13 September 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders of a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi on Sunday that a more balanced global order requires an overhaul of the institutions built after the Second World War, including the UN Security Council.
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