Still time to reverse damage to ‘ravaged’ ecosystems, declares UN chief, marking World Environment Day 

Published on June 4, 2021

Amidst the triple environmental threat of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres launched “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”, on the eve of World Environment Day. 

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Step up HIV fight, to end AIDS ‘epidemic of inequalities’ by 2030 

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