Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
BAN KI-MOON
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Ban Ki-moon on climate
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Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the right thing, and let them suffer the consequences.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us in a web of death.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon The future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us. We cannot rob our children of their future.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon The current model is global suicide. We need a revolution. Revolutionary thinking. Revolutionary action. Natural resources are becoming more and more scarce.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Since [violence against women] is rooted in discrimination, impunity and complacency, we need to change attitudes and behavior – and we need to change laws and make sure they are enforced just like you are doing in Cuba.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Three decades into this crisis, let us set our sights on achieving the “three zeros” zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries … Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin.
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The election is not just about the economy, climate change, education and health care. This is about whether we retain American democracy.
Bernie SandersBernie Sanders Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.
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Simon SinekSimon Sinek If we do not act together, we will surely perish.
Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio We need racial justice to achieve climate justice.
Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio There’s definitely healing properties to being in proximity to the ocean and that breeze. There’s something about that Caribbean climate and humidity.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
Barack ObamaBarack Obama Climate change: I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know that the time for action is now.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger