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

The UN chief on Thursday underscored the urgent need for unity and justice to tackle humanity’s pressing challenges, which range from the climate crisis to economic disparities and conflicts with global implications.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/08/1140022
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At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of ‘existential’ challenges

UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance

18 Apr 2023

There needs to be a major shift in global governance to better tackle such current and looming challenges as the climate crisis and rising security threats, according to a new UN report published on Tuesday.

COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway

06 Nov 2022

The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27.

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UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’

UN rights chief: ‘Don’t leave the climate crisis for our children to fix’

03 Jul 2023

Global heating is a burning human rights issue, as extreme weather and climate disasters threaten humanity’s universal right to food, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday.