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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to Member States on Priorities for 2021 [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]

    New York 中文 António Guterres, Secretary-General ... must also be sustainable – embracing renewable energy, and green and resilient infrastructure.  Otherwise, we will lock in harmful ... multilateralism.  I have also called for a New Global Deal among countries to ensure that power, benefits and opportunities are ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to Third G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors [as prepared for delivery]

    ... opportunities to raise taxes. Eight out of 10 of the ‘new poor’ are in middle-income countries, which currently remain ineligible ... from coal, oil, and gas to renewable energy by adding green jobs and reducing inequalities. While public finance is key, large ...

  3. Secretary-General's Closing Remarks at the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly Plenary on Climate Change

    New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date:  ... resources immediately to begin the transition to green growth. The agreement can also take decisions that will have ... with a strong and dedicated commitment to “Seal the Deal” in Copenhagen. As one of the distinguished ambassadors ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks to COP-17 High-Level Ministerial Dinner [as prepared for delivery]

    ... population topped seven billion. We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now ... Acting today saves money, creates new jobs and green industries and enhances our common security and prosperity. I ...

  5. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the pledging segment of the CARICOM - High Level Donor Conference [as prepared for delivery]

    New York Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General ... in the Caribbean, and increasingly elsewhere.     To deal with such a systemic threat, the international community needs to put in ... issues. Innovations could include: Use of blue and green bonds for investments in sustainable infrastructure and a sustainable ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at the BRICS summit

    ... of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. New technologies are raising red flags, without a global architecture to deal ... billion goal, doubling adaptation finance, replenishing the Green Climate Fund, and operationalizing the loss and damage fund this year. ...

  7. Secretary-General's interview by Barbara Crossette at the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the UN System

    New York Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General Date:  ... the situation and to give me a report as to how best we can deal with the humanitarian effort and encourage the Israelis to open up to ... its agriculture because it is the only continent that the green revolution missed. We need to introduce disease-resistant and high-yield ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at press conference on climate change at C40 World Mayors Summit [scroll down for Q&A]

    ... first international visit since the Climate Action Summit in New York – and it is fitting that it is here in Denmark.    Copenhagen ... of tomorrow. If we build today infrastructures that are not green, we will have consequences in the decades to come.   The Climate ...

  9. Secretary-General's press conference to launch of 2010 Millennium Development Goals report

    New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date:  ... but everywhere. That means common sense investments in green jobs, economic opportunity for women, and more help for the biggest ... - how to consolidate these financial systems, as well as deal with international financial mechanisms, strengthening their capacity. ...

  10. Secretary-General's press conference in Mauritius

    ... protect the planet. We must do everything possible to reduce green house gas emissions and try to protect the planet, because if we manage ... Gaza and I hope they will be able to coordinate it with the new Palestinian Authority, with the support of the international community. So ...