![UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening ceremony of the Climate Action Summit on 23 September 2019. UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening ceremony of the Climate Action Summit on 23 September 2019.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production+Library/23-09-2019_NICA-822089_SG_climate-summit-03.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg)
“The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the summit.
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![Secretary-General António Guterres participates with Aidan Gallagher in an Instagram live moment at the United Nations ahead of the Climate Action Summit on Monday 23 September 2019. Secretary-General António Guterres participates with Aidan Gallagher in an Instagram live moment at the United Nations ahead of the Climate Action Summit on Monday 23 September 2019.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production+Library/23-09-2019_UN-Photo_SG-Guterres-Aidan-Gallager-Instagram.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg)
On Saturday, young people held their own meeting at the UN to raise their concerns about the rapidly warming planet. Here, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaks to teenage actor Aidan Gallagher, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador.
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![Basket of pins representing the colors of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Basket of pins representing the colors of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production+Library/23-09-2019_UN-Photo_Basket-SDG-Pins-GA74.jpg/image770x420cropped.jpg)
World leaders will meet later in the week to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals - the 17 targets to alleviate global poverty - and to promote sustainable and equitable development. There is also a high-level meeting on Small Island Developing States, focusing on the unique challenges they face, with sea levels rising across the globe.
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