US EditionPapua New Guinea’s ‘bold climate action’ earns praise from Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended Papua New Guinea for initiating global climate law and highlighted its role as a carbon sink with over 800 Indigenous languages.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Papua New Guinea on September 3, 2025, to attend its 50th independence anniversary in Port Moresby, marking his first Pacific visit.
- Guterres praised Papua New Guinea's leadership in climate action and peacebuilding, noting its role in initiating a July advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on climate obligations.
- He highlighted Papua New Guinea's diverse culture with over 800 languages, its status as a carbon sink, and its forests and seagrass absorbing more CO2 than emitted by its population.
- Guterres urged countries to submit climate plans covering all emissions, accelerate fossil fuel transition, and increase climate finance contributions of $300 billion annually for adaptation.
- The visit reaffirmed Papua New Guinea's example in climate leadership and multilateralism while emphasizing the need for global support to protect its vital ecosystems and promote inclusive national progress.
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Papua New Guinea's 'bold climate action' earns praise from Guterres
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Papua New Guinea on its climate leadership and praised the South Pacific nation for its role in initiating the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change.
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Global Diaspora NewsGuterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday.
Guterres is visiting Papua New Guinea, and this is the first visit of a Secretary-General of the United Nations in exercise to the island nation of the South Pacific. Guterres considered that the first lesson that Papua New Guinea taught the world was "the art of seeking consensus through dialogue" since it became an independent nation. "The second lesson you offer to the world is a friendly climate action. Again, we have seen climate leadership…
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focoinformativo.siteThe head of the UN, António Guterres, congratulated Papua New Guinea on Wednesday for its global leadership role in climate change, during the first visit of a United Nations acting secretary general to the South Pacific island nation.
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