The UN chief delivered his impassioned appeal at the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, which will see world leaders and Heads of State and Government taking center stage for the next two days in the Al Waha Theater in Dubai’s iconic Expo City.
Warning that “humanity’s fate is hanging in the balance”, the Secretary-General said world leaders must act now to end the climate catastrophe.
“This is a sickness only you, global leaders, can cure,” he said, calling on the leaders to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and to fulfill the long overdue promise for climate justice.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening of the COP28 World Climate Action Summit at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
