Sea levels are rising even faster than the global average, posing an existential threat to millions of Pacific islanders. The injustice is appalling. But Pacific islands are not only climate victims. They are leaders…Many countries in this region are at the fore of ambition and action. And the world must match them... We need the G20 – the biggest emitters – out in front: Phasing out fossil fuels – fairly. And ending fossil fuel expansion – immediately. — ANTóNIO GUTERRES
Secretary-General António Guterres visits a house which was abandoned due to storm damage and flooding as a result of climate change during his trip to Samoa. UN Photo/Kiara Worth
"We must support women’s organisations on the front line", declared the Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for International Women's Day. "And we must invest in programmes to end violence against women, and to drive women’s inclusion and leadership in economies, digital technologies, peacebuilding and climate action."
