In their words: From across the world, leaders call for action on climate change at the UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other global leaders are calling for urgent climate action, warning that rising sea levels threaten the existence of various nations and cultures.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world cannot “allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves” on Thursday as the General Assembly approved its first declaration on sea-level rise. This statement is meant to shift the international response to the rise in sea level driven by humans from fragmented initiatives...
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