UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 -- The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) will spotlight climate change in the coming days when leaders gather at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss issues of common concern, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.
"We will spotlight climate change, which threatens everyone and everything," the UN chief told reporters at a press conference.
Recalling his recent trip to the Bahamas, Guterres said that "the level of devastation was unlike anything I have ever seen."
"Hurricane Dorian was indeed Hurricane Hell. And, unfortunately, extreme weather events will only produce more hellscapes for more people," he added.
"That is what science has been telling us all along," he noted.
"The imperative to act could not be more clear, and this is exactly why I am convening the Climate Action Summit," said the UN chief.
Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Action Summit to meet the climate challenge at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 23.
Heads of state and government, high-level representatives from member states and representatives from the private sector, and teenage activist Greta Thunberg are expected to be in New York to tackle what the UN considers "the defining issue of our time."
The Climate Action Summit will be preceded by a Youth Climate Summit on Saturday, where participants from across the globe will showcase their solutions on how to combat the crisis.
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