Secretary-General Archives - Â鶹APP Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/secretary-general/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sat, 22 Sep 2018 22:05:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 UN Secretary-General’s Welcome Message to UNGA 73 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/09/un-secretary-generals-welcome-message-to-unga-73/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:00:57 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=51984 Watch UN Secretary-General António Guterres' welcome message to participants of the UN General Assembly, 2018.

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]]> Safe spaces offer security and dignity for youth, and help make the world ‘better for all’: Guterres /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/08/safe-spaces-offer-security-and-dignity-for-youth-and-help-make-the-world-better-for-all-guterres/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:05:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=50890 The world’s young people need safe spaces – both physical and digital - where they can “freely express their views†and “pursue their dreams†was the core message of Â鶹APP Secretary-General António Guterres to mark this year’s International Youth Day. “The hopes of the world rest on young people,†said the UN chief on Friday, in advance [...]

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]]> UN Secretary-General: Towards a fairer, more peaceful world /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/06/un-secretary-general-towards-a-fairer-more-peaceful-world/ Sat, 16 Jun 2018 04:05:18 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=49915 Op-ed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for Impact Journalism Day Three years ago, world leaders unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  Negotiating this framework for a better future and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals spanned three years and involved hundreds of meetings, thousands of documents and millions of people.  That was the easy [...]

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]]> UN-World Bank Group Joint Statement on Signing of a Strategic Partnership Framework for the 2030 Agenda /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/05/un-world-bank-group-joint-statement-on-signing-of-a-strategic-partnership-framework-for-the-2030-agenda/ Fri, 18 May 2018 21:00:31 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=49745 WASHINGTON, May 18, 2018 - The Â鶹APP and the World Bank Group today signed a Strategic Partnership Framework (SPF), which consolidates their joint commitment to cooperate in helping countries implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Signed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, the SPF includes four [...]

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]]> In Vienna, UN chief calls for more clean energy investment /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/05/in-vienna-un-chief-calls-for-more-clean-energy-investment/ Tue, 15 May 2018 15:54:09 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=49705 Calling for a new energy revolution to address the challenge of climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in remarks at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna today, that the world must build on a great many solutions that already exist or are in the pipeline. “In the past decade, prices for renewables have plummeted [...]

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]]> Secretary-General’s remarks at the One Planet Summit /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/12/secretary-generals-remarks-one-planet-summit/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:00:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=43207 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL REMARKS AT ONE PLANET SUMMIT Paris, 12 December 2017 [as delivered] President Macron, Excellencies, World Bank President Jim Kim, Ladies and gentlemen, We are not yet winning the war on climate change -- the defining challenge of our times. The Paris Agreement lays the basis for ambitious action. But we know that current [...]

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]]> COP23: UN chief urges more ambition, leadership and partnerships on climate action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-chief-urges-ambition-leadership-partnerships-climate-action/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:31:25 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=41796 Addressing the Â鶹APP Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres called for more ambition, more leadership and more partnerships to tackle climate change.

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]]> Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Disaster Reduction /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/secretary-generals-message-for-international-day-for-disaster-reduction/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:04:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32849 "Let’s put more effort into tackling disaster risk to create a safer, more sustainable world for all," he says.

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]]> UN chief lauds Dominica’s vision to become first climate-resilient nation after recent devastation /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/un-chief-lauds-dominicas-vision-to-become-first-climate-resilient-nation-after-recent-devastation/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:50:21 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32591 The category-5 storm made landfall on 18 September, thrashing the country with extreme winds and rain. It left people without electricity and water, destroyed homes and health clinics and isolated communities on the mountainous island.

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]]> In hurricane-stricken Barbuda, UN chief urges global solidarity, accelerated climate action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/in-hurricane-stricken-barbuda-un-chief-urges-global-solidarity-accelerated-climate-action/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:41:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32579 “I have just witnessed a level of devastation that I have never seen in my life,†Mr. Guterres told a press conference following a visit to storm-battered Barbuda.

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]]> Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Dominica /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/secretary-generals-remarks-at-press-conference-in-dominica/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:20:31 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32571 "There must be new financial instruments, bonds of different natures, linked mainly to the buildup of resilience," he said.

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]]> Secretary-General’s remarks at press conference in Antigua-and-Barbuda /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/secretary-generals-remarks-at-press-conference-in-antigua-and-barbuda/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 19:09:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32563 "We have now hurricanes and storms with a much higher frequency and a much higher intensity," he said.

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]]> VIDEO: Guterres’ remarks ahead of trip to storm-ravaged Caribbean /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/video-guterres-remarks-ahead-of-trip-to-storm-ravaged-caribbean/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 21:04:37 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32547 The post VIDEO: Guterres’ remarks ahead of trip to storm-ravaged Caribbean appeared first on Â鶹APP Sustainable Development.

]]> UN chief urges world to implement Paris Agreement ‘with greater ambition’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/un-chief-urges-world-to-implement-paris-agreement-with-greater-ambition/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:55:55 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32535 Ahead of a trip to the storm-ravaged Caribbean, the UN Secretary-General urged all countries to implement the landmark climate accord.

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]]> Secretary-General’s remarks on recent Caribbean hurricanes /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/secretary-generals-remarks-on-recent-caribbean-hurricanes/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:33:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32503 "The Â鶹APP will continue to help countries in the Caribbean to strengthen disaster preparedness, working closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency," he said.

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]]> ‘Time to stamp out human trafficking,’ says Guterres; UN pledges action to eradicate ‘heinous crime’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/time-to-stamp-out-human-trafficking-says-guterres-un-pledges-action-to-eradicate-heinous-crime/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:10:00 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32216 With tens of millions of human trafficking victims worldwide, “now is the time to stand together and stamp out this abominable practice,â€Â Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres today told a high-level meeting at which Member States adopted a political Declaration reaffirming their commitment to implement a Â鶹APP action plan to end the scourge. “Human trafficking is all around us, [...]

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]]> UN Secretary-General’s remarks at Leaders’ Dialogue on Climate Change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/un-secretary-generals-remarks-at-leaders-dialogue-on-climate-change/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 22:19:59 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32164 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT LEADERS' DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE New York, 19 September 2017 Thank you for being here today. Your leadership is absolutely key to attaining and raising the ambition of the Paris Agreement. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and Maria and the massive floods in South Asia are just the most recent demonstration [...]

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]]> SDG Advocates meet with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/sdg-advocates-meet-with-the-secretary-general-and-deputy-secretary-general/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:09:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32137 The SDG Advocates met with the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General at the Â鶹APP Headquarters on Sunday, September 17. Led by President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway via video conference in Oslo, the Advocates, the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General Liu, discussed how they can increase knowledge of [...]

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]]> With world leaders in support, the UN Secretary-General maps out plans for accelerating climate action by 2019 Climate Summit /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/with-world-leaders-in-support-the-un-secretary-general-maps-out-plans-for-accelerating-climate-action-by-2019-climate-summit/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:38:42 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31777 UN Secretary-General maps out plans for accelerating climate action by 2019 Climate Summit

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]]> Repair ‘world in pieces’ and create ‘world at peace,’ UN chief Guterres urges global leaders /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/repair-world-in-pieces-and-create-world-at-peace-un-chief-guterres-urges-global-leaders/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:02:05 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31745 Addressing the annual gathering of world leaders at the Â鶹APP Headquarters, Secretary-General António Guterres today spotlighted several threats – including the nuclear peril, climate change, and ongoing conflicts – that must be overcome to create a better world for all. “We are a world in pieces. We need to be a world at peace,†said Mr. Guterres [...]

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