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200+ Groups Denounce UN-WEF Agreement That Entrenches Corporate Interests Driving Global 'Social and Environmental Crises'
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, on January 23, 2019 in Davos, eastern Switzerland.
"It moves the world dangerously towards a privatized and undemocratic global governance."
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In UN Address, Rouhani Says Iran "Will Never, Ever Forget" Crimes of Trump Sanctions
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at the 74th United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City.
Iranian president said U.S. has attempted a "silent killing of a great nation."
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UN Climate Report on Oceans, Frozen Regions Warns 'Unprecedented Transitions in All Aspects of Society' Needed to Sustain Life on Earth
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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Brazilians Blast Bolsonaro's UN Speech Denying Amazon Devastation as a Total 'Scam'
Fox News host Laura Ingraham attacked youth activist Greta Thunberg Monday night.
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To Stop the Worst Effects of the Climate Crisis, Report Says 'The Level of Ambition Needs to be Tripled'—At Minimum
'We Want to Show Them We Are Serious': 16 Youth Activists File Suit Against Major Nations for Failing to Act on Climate Crisis
President Donald Trump attends a United Nations event on Religious Freedom at U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 23, 2019
Turning Back on Climate Summit, Trump Hosts 'Religious Freedom' Session at UN
Greta Thunberg speaks during the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
'How Dare You!': Greta Thunberg Rages at 'Fairytales of Eternal Economic Growth'
'An Obligation to Make Change': At Youth Climate Summit, Young Leaders Say Listening to Science Is Not Enough
'We're Not Through': After Biggest Climate Protest in History Draws 4 Million Worldwide, Campaigners Prepare for Week of Action
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On Climate Strike Eve, 450+ Activists and Groups Urge United Nations to Back Global Fracking Ban
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
'This Really Is Something': UN Chief Praised for Move to Block Coal-Backing Nations From Speaking at Climate Summit
Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg (L) speaks as This Is Zero Hour co-founder Jamie Margolin (C) and Alliance for Climate Education fellow Vic Barrett (R) look on during a joint hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment Subcommittee, and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2019. (Photo: Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images)
Greta Thunberg Just Delivered Her Testimony to US Lawmakers: It Was a Landmark UN Climate Report

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