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A ‘people’s COP’ to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia

·October 21, 2024·2 min read

The UN chief’s call came in a video message to the opening ceremony of the gathering, which officially begins on Monday 21 October in one of the most biodiverse countries on earth. Over the next two weeks, government experts, environmental activists and indigenous groups will tackle pressing global challenges in...

New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future

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·September 22, 2024·8 min read

Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the centre of a fan of bold, new ideas unfolding throughout the final session of the Summit of the Future Action Days, with messages of hope and change from young changemakers to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “Looking out,...

Youth lead the way ahead of UN Summit of the Future

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·September 21, 2024·4 min read

Scores of youth from across the world packed into the UN General Assembly Hall for the start of two “action days” ahead of the Summit, which begins on Sunday. Felipe Paullier, the first-ever UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, described the Summit of the Future as a once-in-a-generation chance to...

‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit

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·September 18, 2024·3 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking as negotiations for the Summit of the Future, which opens at UN Headquarters on Sunday, enter the final stretch. “I have one overriding message today: an appeal to Member States for a spirit of compromise. Show the world what we can do, when we work together,”...

Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world

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·September 16, 2024·2 min read

“We need greater global solidarity today and with future generations, better management of critical issues of global concern and an upgraded United Nations that can meet the challenges of a new era,” he said at the Summit of the Future Global Call event, emphasising that current institutions can not keep...

‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

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·November 12, 2023·2 min read

Philippe Lazzarini was addressing an emergency summit convened by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation where he called for urgent support for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on three fronts. He called on leaders at the Arab-Islamic summit to “act now to change the trajectory”...

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza

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·October 21, 2023·2 min read

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around the world in efforts to de-escalate hostilities following the Hamas incursion into Israel on 7 October, and Israel’s bombing of Gaza and complete siege of the enclave. The Summit took place one day after the UN chief travelled...

World must pass ‘AI stress test’, UK Deputy PM says, announcing summit

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·September 25, 2023·2 min read

Mr. Dowden said the so-named AI Safety Summit, set for November, will aim to preempt the risks posed by frontier AI and explore how it can be used for the public good. “AI is the biggest transformation the world has known,” he emphasized, noting that it is going to change...

At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit

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·September 23, 2023·1 min read

The gathering of defence ministers and others committed to peacekeeping efforts will focus on civilian protection, addressing misinformation and disinformation, promoting safety and security, protecting mental health, and boosting the pivotal role of women in UN missions. Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, together with senior UN officials, said the...

At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of ‘existential’ challenges

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·August 25, 2023·2 min read

Addressing the BRICS Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, Secretary-General António Guterres commended the Rainbow Nation’s “extraordinary path to unity through action and justice.” “That’s what our world needs: unity for action and unity for justice; we are confronting existential challenges,” he said, drawing attention to worsening impacts of...

At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti

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·July 4, 2023·2 min read

Haiti The security situation in Haiti “is appalling,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, recalling his recent visit to the fragile nation. He called for swift action at a time when the humanitarian needs are “soaring”. And although “there is not yet the political solution in sight”, the UN chief expressed...

Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says Guterres ahead of Ocean Summit

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·January 22, 2023·6 min read

The answer goes back to 2015, when the national Government detailed a strategic plan on how the blue economy would be a central part of the island nation’s future, as well as to a series of investments that have been made since then. But this evening, looking out at nearly...