Parliamentarians Meet At U.N., SG Guterres Announces September Summit To Mobilize Action On Climate Change

U.N. News: Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by U.N. chief
“Addressing parliament elected officials from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday for an annual hearing, U.N. chief António Guterres called for their support on legislation and financing of global solutions to global problems, such as climate change, uncoordinated migration, and the dangers of some new technologies…” (2/21).

Xinhua News: U.N. chief says to “mobilize action, partnerships, financing” in climate summit
“U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he will convene a summit in September to ‘mobilize action, partnerships, financing’ on climate change. In his remarks at an annual parliamentary hearing, the U.N. chief said that the most important systemic risk the world face today is climate change, and it is worse than scientists had foreseen…” (2/21).

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