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  1. Opening remarks to the press following briefing to member states priorities for 2021

    ... and determination. Hope, as I believe it is possible to change gear and put the world on the right track. Determination, as we must ... commons and global public goods: a healthy planet; a stable climate; universal health coverage; cyber security; effective global ...

  2. Remarks at the high-level event on REDD (UN Collaborative Programme on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries)

    ... gathering of world leaders dedicated to preventing runaway climate change, protecting the vulnerable from its impacts, and catalyzing global green ...

  3. Remarks to Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement

    ... a problem they did not create. Let us never forget -- climate action is not a burden; indeed, it offers many benefits. It can help ... Secretary-General of the United Nations and declared climate change to be my top priority. Today you are signing a new covenant with the ...

  4. Remarks at opening ceremony of UNESCO youth forum

    ... of us – smart policies, wise investments, a willingness to change some very old habits. It demands solidarity -- among nations. When ... and social choices we make today will have an impact on climate change, poverty and much else when our children are all grown up. ...

  5. Remarks on sanitation and water supply "One World One Dream: Sanitation and Water for All"

    ... additional number served with basic sanitation. And now climate change has emerged as a formidable challenge to water resources. The extreme ...

  6. Remarks to 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture "The Rise of Renewables: Shining a Light on a Sustainable Future"

    ... Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture.   Darbari Seth was a climate action pioneer.   He stressed that India must end its reliance on ... Today, as we endure the twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change, this effort has never been more important.   Worldwide, the ...

  7. Opening remarks at monthly press conference

    ... Come September, we will be entering a crucial stage on climate change. I would like to briefly address that before taking your questions. ...

  8. Opening remarks at press encounter

    ... we need to keep up momentum on the development agenda and climate change. In April, a record-number of Member States signed the Paris ...

  9. Remarks to the inauguration ceremony of Conference Building M at the Vienna International Centre

    ... for these measures, which answer my call for action on climate change. For the past year and a half I've been pushing the environmental ... 2008 UN role and reform Environment, climate change Ban Ki-moon Austria ...

  10. Remarks to the opening of the High-Level session of the COP21

    ... Secretary-General, nearly nine years ago, I have called climate change the defining issue of our time. It places our very future in ... opportunity to define our own destiny. In rising to the climate challenge, we can set the world on a sustainable footing for ...