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Today, there is a beacon on Black Sea. A beacon of hope -- a beacon of possibility -- a beacon of relief -- in a world that needs it more than ever.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Promoting the welfare of humanity has been the driving force of these talks, the question has not been what is good for one side or the other. The focus has been on what matters most for the people of our world. And let there be no doubt -- this is an agreement for the world.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
We are weeks away from the UN climate conference in Glasgow, but seemingly light-years away from reaching our targets, we must get serious and we must act fast.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The climate alarm bells are also ringing at fever pitch, the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was a code red for humanity. We see the warning signs in every continent and region -- scorching temperatures, shocking biodiversity loss, polluted air, water and natural spaces.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The people of Afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Today, we already have clearly more than $ 1 billion of pledges. It is impossible to say how much of these will be for the flash appeal, but in any case, it represents a quantum leap in relation to the financial commitment of the international community towards the Afghan people.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The people of Afghanistan are facing the collapse of an entire country -- all at once.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
My appeal to the international community is to find ways to allow for an injection of cash in the Afghan economy, allowing the economy to breathe and avoiding a collapse that will have devastating consequences for the people of Afghanistan.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I am personally following the situation in Guinea very closely. I strongly condemn any takeover of the government by force of the gun and call for the immediate release of President Alpha Conde.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Most villagers in the remote area had fled to the nearby town.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We count on businesses to play an important role by themselves and to put pressure on governments to do the right thing.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We have reached a moment of truth. In 2021 we must address these fragilities and put the world on track, we count on businesses to play an important role by themselves and to put pressure on governments to do the right thing.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
From the start, the World Health Organization provided factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a coordinated global response, unfortunately, many of these recommendations were not followed. And in some situations, there was a rejection of facts and an ignoring of the guidance. And when countries go in their own direction, the virus goes in every direction.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I trust the American people to make sure that this country will assume the global leadership that is necessary for climate action to be successful, everything you can do to make cities, states and the federal government assume leadership globally for climate action is very important.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Nature is angry. And we fool ourselves if we think we can fool nature, because nature always strikes back, and around the world nature is striking back with fury, there is a cost to everything. But the biggest cost is doing nothing. The biggest cost is subsidising a dying fossil fuel industry, building more and more coal plants, and denying what is plain as day: that we are in a deep climate hole, and to get out we must first stop digging.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There is a cost to everything. But the biggest cost is doing nothing. The biggest cost is subsidising a dying fossil fuel industry, building more and more coal plants, and denying what is plain as day: that we are in a deep climate hole, and to get out we must first stop digging.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It is absolutely not true that Ive only done discreet diplomacy.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There couldnt be a more clear message, so, if there is an area where I believe Ive been doing publicly much more than many other leaders around the world (it) is this.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I condemn the increasing number of child casualties, which are often a result of attacks in densely populated areas and against civilian objects, including schools and hospitals.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Hate speech is spreading and public discourse is being coarsened, social media is being exploited as a platform for bigotry. We must all show solidarity in response to this dangerous upsurge in hatred.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
And nationalist, populist and even austerity agendas are tearing social fabric aggravating inequality, splintering communities, curtailing womens rights and cutting vital services.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
So let us say it loud and clear, we will not give ground. We will not turn back. We will push back against the pushback. And we will keep pushing. For wholesale change. For rapid change ... our world needs, starting by addressing the imbalance in power relations.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Trust in global governance is also fragile, multilateralism is under fire precisely when we need it most.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
The conference is closed, that doesn't mean that other initiatives cannot be developed to address the Cyprus problem.
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
A terrorist would be very stupid if instead of coming with a well-prepared false passport( and) taking a plane into Europe through a legal channel, he would have to pay thousands of dollars to smugglers for a boat that can sink, and come into a reception center where he would be finger-printed, and then to start walking through different borders..., to get finally where they( want to be).
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
This is a defining moment for the European Union, and it now has no other choice but to mobilize full force around this crisis. The only way to solve this problem is for the Union and all member states to implement a common strategy, based on responsibility, solidarity and trust.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
These people are forced to go on boats, they pay 4,000 or 5,000 euros and they die in these desperate circumstances.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
These people are forced to go on boats, they pay 4,000 or 5,000 euros and they die in these desperate circumstances. This doesn't make sense, we need to have a coherent response to this situation, and in my opinion, only Europe as a whole, based on solidarity, can give that response.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Worsening conditions are driving growing numbers towards Europe and further afield, but the overwhelming majority remain in the region.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
They will remember what we do, yet, even as this tragedy unfolds, some of the countries most able to help are shutting their gates to people seeking asylum. Borders are closing, pushbacks are increasing, and hostility is rising. Avenues for legitimate escape are fading away.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
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