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  1. Deputy Secretary-General's welcoming remarks at the 2008 UN Public Service Awards Day and Ceremony

    ... are ever more daunting as the current food crisis, climate change and natural disasters threaten to unravel the developmental progress ...

  2. Secretary-General's remarks to breakfast on "The impact of the Economic Crisis on Africa"

    ... more than any other region, needs us to seal a deal on climate change in Copenhagen this year. Africa needs the industrialized world to agree ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks at opening session of the 37th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean [as delivered - Spanish and English]

    ... in on the most systemic threat to humankind – and that is climate change.   Unfortunately, I do not need to point out in this region the ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's commencement address at the Fletcher School [as prepared for delivery]

    ... that enable us not only to beat COVID-19, but to tackle the climate crisis and address the root causes of poverty, inequality and hunger. ... I hope you will make it count. As Gandhi said: “be the change you want to see in the world.” Thank you.   ...

  5. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Carmichael Lecture [as prepared for delivery]

    ... developing countries. We are moving closer and closer to climate catastrophe as governments and businesses drag their heels despite all ... we are on an even tighter timeline for addressing climate change than we thought even six years ago in 2015 with the world having already ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to the Parliament of Switzerland

    ... as the deadline of 2015 draws near. Help us to guide climate change negotiations to a successful conclusion by 2015 so that we can have a ...

  7. Secretary-General Joint Press Conference with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

    ... other natural disasters here show how extreme weather and climate change are real and growing threats. Your neighbours are even more vulnerable. ...

  8. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at High-level Thematic Round Table 8  “Supporting Sustainable and Irreversible Graduation  from the Least Developed Country Category”  [as delivered]

    ... in food, energy and finance markets, the ever more present climate crisis, and rising inflation – which we know means hyper-inflation in ... trade and regional integration; Address climate change and care for the environment; and boost resilience. LDCs need ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at Latvia 95 Conference [as prepared for delivery]

    ... The year 2015 is also our target to conclude a global legal climate agreement. The leadership of the European Union – and particularly ... to build support for international action on climate change. Latvia and all of the EU can play a key role in carrying forward ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Panel on the commemoration of the end of World War II [as prepared for delivery]

    ... advancing sustainable development, tackling the challenge of climate change, protecting human rights and preventing deadly conflict. As we ...