António Guterres implored developed countries to tax the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies and redirect those resources to countries hardest hit by the climate crisis in his sombre remarks to the UN General Assembly in New York.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country on Friday, September 9, 2022, to see the climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.
A “monsoon on steroids” driven by climate change that has killed over 1,100 people in Pakistan has prompted Canada to step up with $5 million in humanitarian relief.
The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record−breaking floods that have killed more than 1,160 people since mid−June.
United Nations Secretary−General Antonio Guterres on Monday, August 8, 2022 warned that the nuclear arms race has returned amid growing international tension.
The United Nations chief sharply criticized the “grotesque greed” of oil and gas companies on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, for making record profits from the energy crisis on the back of the world’s poorest people, “while destroying our only home.”
A United Nations conference warned on Friday, July 1, 2022, that measures needed to protect the world’s oceans are running late and urged countries to accelerate their implementation.
