‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges

Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a powerful call for increased international cooperation to address the “global emergency” of worsening air pollution. 

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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
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