‘Bridges across digital divides’ needed to boost development, Guterres tells G20 

With the right national policies, digital technology can give “an unprecedented boost to sustainable development”, particularly for the poorest countries, the UN chief told the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. 

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Act together now, to prevent ‘raging food catastrophe’ next year: Guterres

15 Nov 2022

Without coordinated action, this year’s “crisis of affordability” threatens to become a dire global food shortage in 2023, the UN chief told the G20 Summit in Indonesia on Tuesday.

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‘Serious risk’ COP26 may not deliver, warns Guterres, urging more climate action

29 Oct 2021

There is a “serious risk” that the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, “will not deliver”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday in Rome, just ahead of the G20 Summit of leading industrialized nations.

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UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future

UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

As foreign ministers from the G20 group of industrialised nations met on Wednesday to discuss sustainability and justice issues, the UN chief urged global financial institutions to “cooperate and collaborate for the good of humanity.”