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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit

·January 10, 2023·3 min read

The Summit will bring together mayors and city leaders to discuss strategies to combat the global burden arising from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the increasing toll on urban health systems caused by injuries. NCDs, including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and injuries arising from varied causes such as street...

Guterres announces ‘no nonsense’ climate action summit; calls for practical solutions

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·December 19, 2022·4 min read

“We owe it to people to find solutions, to fight back, and to act”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “At times, discreetly but always with determination, we will fight back.” Building on his general call to action, Mr. Guterres announced that he would convene a Climate Ambition Summit next September, and...

Forge prosperous, democratic, equitable societies, Guterres tells Americas summit |

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·June 10, 2022·3 min read

The UN chief was speaking at this year’s Summit of the Americas, convened by United States President Joseph Biden in Los Angeles, California. Today, it is more important than ever to bring the countries of the Americas closer together, and help deliver the prosperous, democratic and equitable societies that people...