Secretary General Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/secretary-general/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 ĢƵ-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 - ĢƵ 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 ĢƵ Secretary-General António Guterres and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, the SPF includes four [...]

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]]> In Vienna, ĢƵ 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, ĢƵ 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: ĢƵ 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 United Nations 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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]]> 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 "ĢƵ 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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]]> Press release: World leaders commit to tackling global education crisis /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/press-release-world-leaders-commit-to-tackling-global-education-crisis/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:34:11 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31845 Around 264 million children and adolescents are not in school and only 1 in 12 young people in low-income countries is on track to gain secondary level skills.

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]]> Secretary-General’s World Oceans Day message /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/secretary-generals-world-oceans-day-message/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 23:51:48 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=27552 "Caring for, and using, our oceans in sustainable ways is critical to achieve ecological and economic goals for communities everywhere," he says.

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]]> Secretary-General’s statement on the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/secretary-generals-statement-on-the-us-decision-to-withdraw-from-the-paris-agreement/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:57:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=26908 "The decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote global security."

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]]> ĢƵ: US decision to withdraw from Paris climate accord a ‘major disappointment’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/un-us-decision-to-withdraw-from-paris-climate-accord-a-major-disappointment/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:29:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=26899 The Secretary-General remains confident that cities, States and businesses within the US will continue to demonstrate vision and leadership by working for the low-carbon, resilient economic growth that will create quality jobs.

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]]> VIDEO: Secretary-General’s message for International Women’s Day 2017 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/03/video-secretary-generals-message-for-international-womens-day-2017/ Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:25:53 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24491 The post VIDEO: Secretary-General’s message for International Women’s Day 2017 appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Secretary-General’s remarks at the World Economic Forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/secretary-generals-remarks-at-the-world-economic-forum/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:51:23 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24031 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT THE SPECIAL SESSION ON “COOPERATION FOR PEACE: TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF GLOBAL CRISES” Davos, Switzerland, 19 January 2016 Thank you very much, Professor Schwab. It is good to be back in Davos – even if I would start by saying that we live in a dangerous world. We see a [...]

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]]> Guterres cites multilateralism, teamwork as critical to achieving ĢƵ goals /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/guterres-cites-multilateralism-teamwork-as-critical-to-achieving-un-goals/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:40:18 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=23772 On his first day in office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for teamwork.

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]]> New ĢƵ chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 ‘a year for peace’ /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/new-un-chief-guterres-pledges-to-make-2017-a-year-for-peace/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:05:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=23763 The post New ĢƵ chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 ‘a year for peace’ appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at 4 November civil society meeting /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/11/ban-ki-moons-remarks-at-4-november-civil-society-meeting/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:11:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21970 Read the Secretary-General's opening remarks at his meeting with civil society organizations to commemorate entry-into-force of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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]]> In historic ceremony, Ban commends China, US for formally joining Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/09/in-historic-ceremony-ban-commends-china-us-for-formally-joining-paris-agreement/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 15:13:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19756 "You have added powerful momentum to the drive for the Agreement to enter into force this year,” the ĢƵ chief said in a ceremony in China.

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]]> Remarks by Ban Ki-moon at Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/remarks-by-ban-ki-moon-at-paris-agreement-signing-ceremony/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:22:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16725 The post Remarks by Ban Ki-moon at Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Media advisory: ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/media-advisory-ecosoc-forum-on-financing-for-development/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:25:42 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16336 The 3-day Forum aims to track progress and identify gaps and challenges to the means of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), monitor the financing for development outcomes and promote the sharing of lessons from experiences at the national and regional levels.

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]]> Secretary-General commends US-China commitment to Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/04/secretary-general-commends-us-china-commitment-to-paris-agreement/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:52:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16195 The Secretary-General commends the announcement that China and the United States will sign the Paris Agreement at a special ceremony at the ĢƵ on 22 April.

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]]> ĢƵ Secretariat Building goes dark for Earth Hour 2016 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/03/un-secretariat-building-goes-dark-for-earth-hour-2016/ Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:54:02 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=16016 United Nations Headquarters in New York observed Earth Hour on Sat., 19 March, by turning off the lights in the Secretariat Building from 8:30-9:30 p.m.

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