“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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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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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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