Including Persons with Disabilities to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Achieve Sustainable Development for All (Media advisory)

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Special focus on inclusion and participation as Governments and organizations gather for the largest international meeting on the rights of persons with disability

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Catastrophe of Aral Sea shows ‘men can destroy the planet,’ warns UN chief Guterres

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Continuing his visit to Central Asia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today visited the Aral Sea – once the world’s fourth largest inland sea, that has now shrunk to about a quarter of its original size due to human mismanagement – where he urged the world to take lesson from the catastrophe and to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated.

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UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy in message to EXPO 2017

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Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to ensure that everyone has access to clean, affordable and efficient energy so that they can rise to their full potential.

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