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  1. Secretary-General's press conference on climate change

    ... Bali needs to set the wheels in motion that will get us to a new international deal on stronger climate change action. Parties need to agree ... we can accelerate the shift toward a new age of green economics and truly sustainable development, where growth, decreased ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at New York launch of the "Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future"

    New York Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, Former Deputy Secretary-General ... life-saving role, there is need to much more fundamentally deal with the underlying causes of these recurrent emergencies.  In ... partners to assist African governments in launching a Green Revolution in Africa that would double crop yields through increased ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to the General Assembly Consultation on "Our Common Agenda" [Bilingual, as delivered; scroll down for all-English version]

    New York António Guterres, Secretary-General Date:  ... resources to invest in recovery from the pandemic and deal with the impact of the war, the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable ... is moving forward on issues on which you have given us a green light, with a division of labour in place. For example, we are ...

  4. Secretary-General remarks at Alliance of Small Island Developing States Summit on Climate Change

    New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date:  ... leadership to seal a fair, comprehensive and ambitious deal at Copenhagen in December. Success at the Climate Change Conference can usher in a new era of green growth and prosperity. A deal in Copenhagen must include a ...

  5. Secretary-General's remarks to the UNFCCC COP-15 closing plenary

    ... is a significant deal. At the Summit I convened in New York last September, I laid out four benchmarks for success for this ... law. Second, we must launch the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund as soon as possible. It must deliver immediate ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at the meeting on climate change and forests, hosted by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

    ... Project is –quite literally –a powerful catalyst for green growth. And green growth is precisely what the world needs during ... December, governments will meet to “seal the deal” on a new climate agreement to reduce global emissions, prevent deforestation, and ...

  7. Secretary-General's press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference [unofficial transcript]

    ... change can also help revitalize the global economy. Clean, green technologies can spur growth and create millions of jobs. Cloaked within ... be further strengthened. I have met representatives of the new administration and also the current administration. I hope there should be ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at the 1st General Assembly Thematic Consultation as a follow-up to the report "Our Common Agenda" - Accelerating and scaling up the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no-one behind [as delivered]

    New York António Guterres, Secretary-General Date:  ... track before it is too late. It calls for a New Global Deal to ensure that power, wealth and opportunities are shared more broadly and ... and sustainable development and, in particular, in the green and digital economies. To accelerate progress on SDG 9 on industry ...

  9. Secretary-General's joint press conference on Global Food Crisis

    ... response. Ministers from over 150 countries have endorsed a new deal for global food policy. We must turn these words into action. ... And, as Jacques mentioned, while one talks about a green revolution for Africa, one has to distinguish it from the green ...

  10. Secretary-General's end of year press conference

    New York Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General Date:  ... crisis. Most agreed on the need for what I call a “Green New Deal.” We have only twelve short months to Copenhagen. We have no ...