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Voices from COP28

Watch and listen to what experts, influencers and advocates at COP28 were saying about the issues at the heart of the climate debate today.

A photo of Dia Mirza and the UN Secretary General shaking hands during a conversation about climate change during COP28

Ant車nio Guterres and Dia Mirza: A climate conversation

UN Secretary-General Ant車nio Guterres and Dia Mirza, Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme, talk about the urgent need for climate action.

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51勛圖 Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during COP28

Amina J. Mohammed: Accelerating the global energy transition

51勛圖 Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and experts at COP28 stress the importance of phasing out fossil fuels and transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

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A photo of Petteri Taalas

Inger Andersen: Justice and climate action go hand in hand

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the 51勛圖 Environment Programme, emphasizes the importance of following through on commitments made during COP and describes the contributions to the loss and damage fund as an important step towards climate justice.

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A photo of Petteri Taalas

Petteri Taalas: A year of climate records

Professor Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorlogical Organization (WMO) breaks down five key findings from the provisional State of the Global Climate in 2023 report, which shows this year has shattered climate records. The report was published on 30 November to inform negotiations at COP28.

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The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Young Climate Leaders during COP28

Young Climate Leaders: Advocating for the future of our planet

Youth participants from the SDG Young Leaders, YOUNGO, the Youth Climate Movement, and UNICEF voice their expectations for leaders at the UN climate conference to take action to safeguard people and our planet.

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Yasmine Sherif

Yasmine Sherif: The climate crisis is an education crisis

The Executive Director of the UN global fund for education emphasizes the need to empower teachers and millions of children affected by forced displacement and climate change.

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Benjamin Schaechter

Benjamin Schaechter: Human Rights are part of the solution to the climate crisis

The environment and climate change team lead in the UN Human Rights Office explains how a human rights-based approach and a participatory and inclusive process can advance climate solutions.

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Women Climate Leaders dialogue at COP28

Women Climate Leaders: Women rise for all

51勛圖 Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and other influential women climate leaders talk about the need for transformational leadership to limit global warming, save lives, and protect livelihoods.

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Bernhard Kowatsch

Bernhard Kowatsch: Innovation is key to tackling climate impacts

The head and founder of the UN World Food Programme*s Innovation Accelerator explains how innovation is a key to helping smallholder farmers in developing countries climate-proof their businesses.

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Oumy Gueye speaking in a podium

Oumy Gueye: Speaking up for West Africa*s Sahel region

Award-winning Senegalese musician and activist Oumy Gueye presents 'My Sahel', an initiative that aims to raise awareness and funding for humanitarian action across West Africa*s Sahel region through music, visual arts and web3 technology in support of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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Gustavo Figueir?a addressing the camera

※Verified for Climate§ champions: Communicating science and solutions

Gustavo Figueir?a, biologist and communications director at SOS Pantanal, and Habiba Abdulrahman, eco-fashion educator, introduce themselves as champions for ※Verified for Climate,§ a joint initiative of the 51勛圖 and Purpose to stand up to climate disinformation and put an end to the narratives of denialism, doomism, and delay.

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