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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday listed four priority areas for the international community to address the risks that climate crisis poses to peace and security, including putting a greater focus on prevention .
Secretary-General s remarks to the Security Council - on addressing climate-related security risks to international peace and security through mitigation and resilience building [EN/FR]
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Mr. President, Excellencies,
I thank the British Presidency for convening this debate and for your invitation to brief on a subject of grave concern.
The climate emergency is the defining issue of our time.
The last decade was the hottest in human history. Carbon dioxide levels are at record highs, and wildfires, cyclones, floods, and droughts are the new normal. These shocks not only damage the environment on which we depend; they also weaken our political, economic and social systems.
02/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/18/2021 12:34
Expedite Decolonization Imperative, Secretary-General Urges, as Special Committee Accepts Dominicaâs Offer to Host Caribbean Regional Seminar
Members Elect Bureau, Adopting Programme of Work, Timetable as 2021 Session Begins
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In a message delivered by Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Secretary-General opened the 2021 session of the 24-member body, known formally as the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
Roselyn Akombe Jets Back to Kenya After 3 Years
Dr Roselyn Akombe at UN offices in Ethiopia
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Former commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Roselyn Akombe flew back into the country on Tuesday, February 16, three years after she relocated to the US. Nothing beats the feeling of being home where my umbilical cord remains. I appreciate everyone who made it possible. I owe you a lot! said the former commissioner, as she shared photos of her at the United Nations (UN) Complex Avenue at Gigiri, Nairobi, on Twitter.
The former commissioner worked as the Chief of Policy at the Policy and Mediation Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs at the UN in New York.