UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions to address “climate chaos”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.

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UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

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