12/11/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/11/2020 12:23
Ahead of Climate Summit, Secretary-General Vows Continued Support for Vulnerable Populations, Carbon Neutral Policies, in Message to Pacific Islands Forum
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres video message to the Pacific Islands Forum High-Level Round Table on Urgent Climate Change Action, today:
I will never forget my last visit to the Pacific when I saw the heartbreaking impacts of climate change. It is one thing to hear about rising sea levels and the devastation that climate change brings to communities and nations.
It is another to see it first-hand, to see the impact on people s lives and to meet children who are anxious about their future. I saw with my own eyes the deep challenges that vulnerable small island developing states are facing.
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