‘No turning back on combating climate change’

Ban also pledged to continue to spare no effort to urge world leaders, long-standing or newly-minted, to recognise and embrace that preeminent 21st-century fact.

During the Paris climate meet in December last, more than 190 nations had agreed on setting ambitious goals for capping global warming and funnelling trillions of dollars to poor countries facing climate catastrophe.

Ban will complete his 10-year service as the world’s top diplomat on December 31, passing the baton to his successor Antonio Guterres, who was sworn in this past week.

From Agencies, Feature image courtesy un.org