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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-moon

For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat on the horizon. But the danger posed by war to all humanity-and to our planet-is at least matched by climate change.
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Humanity War Winter
Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it
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Earth Force Island
A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.
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Country Global Warming Voice
Only through women’s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just society promised in the United Nations Charter.
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Achieve Equal Peaceful
Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets – an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.
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Country Vacuums Weather
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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Fighting Growth People
With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
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Book Determination Girl
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.
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Hiv Infection Sight Zero
We have seen in the past where leaders have not been open-minded or have not been flexible. That’s why the people came out to the streets and shouted and chanted for more reforms and more freedoms.
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Leader Past People
Climate change…is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.
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Challenges Climate Faces
The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
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Country Diversity Unity
It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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Disease Poverty Step
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.
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Empowerment Example Priorities
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.
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Fighting People Water
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.
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Grandchildren Hands Suffering
Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
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Community Development Poverty

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