Article 6Q8S9 ‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific

‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific

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Daniel Hurst in Tonga and Adam Morton
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Q8S9)

Antonio Guterres calls for a massive' increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels

Pacific island nations are in grave danger" from rising sea levels and the world must answer the SOS before it is too late", the UN chief has warned during a visit to Tonga.

The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, urged the world to look to the Pacific and listen to the science" as he released two new reports on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum, the region's most important annual political gathering.

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