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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to the 2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum

    ... in poverty, and young people out of school.  The climate crisis is spiralling downward – as emissions continue to rise and the fossil fuel industry, in its immense greed, tries to block change at every turn. Great rifts within and between countries are fuelling ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council High-level Open Debate on the Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of Int'l Peace and Security

    ... for bringing us together to focus on the impact of the climate crisis and food insecurity on global peace and security. Climate ... one of the fourteen countries most at risk from climate change are suffering conflict. Thirteen of them face humanitarian crisis this ...

  3. Secretary-General's statement at the closing of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28

    ... COP28 occurred at a decisive moment in the fight against the climate crisis – a moment that demands maximum ambition both in the reduction ... 13 December 2023 Environment, climate change Sustainable Development Goals Wednesday, 13 ...

  4. Secretary-General's remarks to the informal plenary meeting of the General Assembly on Human Security 

    ... Our world faces very serious challenges. Conflicts, the climate emergency, and a global cost-of-living crisis are combining to reverse ... of the major challenges of our time, including climate change and biodiversity loss, digital transformation, and the spread of ...

  5. Remarks to the Chief Executives Board meeting on "The UN system Delivering as One on Climate Change: Sustainable Solutions for Climate Action"

    Dear leaders of climate change. Thank you for your participation and support and commitment for climate change. For the last several years, the climate change meetings, ...

  6. Secretary-General's press encounter with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

    ... and division rule the day. Inequalities are rising. Climate change is wreaking havoc. And global frameworks are simply not up to the ...

  7. Secretary-General's joint press encounter with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel

    ... the existential questions, that threaten today's world: Climate change, the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence and the deep ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at the Observance of International Women's Day

    ... the globe, millions of women and girls are working to demand change, to combat stereotypes, and to make their voices heard. Some are ... women and girls hardest – from poverty and hunger to climate disasters, war and terror. Over the past year we have heard ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at the townhall meeting with Civil Society on the Occasion of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 

    ... by 2030. We cannot allow this to happen. We face a climate crisis, a cost-of-living crisis, and a debt crisis in many countries. ... For decades, your movement has been at the forefront of change – leading efforts to eliminate discrimination, end violence, and ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at the launch of the the High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities 

    ... her remarks, let me recap why we are here.    The climate crisis is getting rapidly worse.    Despite growing pledges of ... 31 March 2022 Climate Change Environment, climate change Thursday, 31 March, ...