UN Secretary-General “Global warming is progressing faster than our countermeasures” August 29, 17:10

TICAD held in Yokohama City = UN Secretary General Guterres, who is visiting Japan for the African Development Conference, responded to NHK ’s independent interview, “Change the current situation where 7 million people die each year due to environmental pollution and climate change. He expressed his strong sense of crisis by appealing to the international community as soon as possible.

UN Secretary General Guterres responded to NHK's solo interview in Yokohama on the 29th.

In this situation, Mr. Guterres, not only has many major disasters caused by global warming, but also droughts have caused many people to move, leading to crimes such as human trafficking. Pointed out the serious situation.

On top of that, “Global warming is progressing faster than our countermeasures and we will lose this competition. We must change the situation where 7 million people die each year due to environmental pollution and climate change.” He expressed a strong sense of crisis and appealed to the international community for the need to respond as soon as possible.

In addition, he touched the activities of young people such as 16-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg, whose action to appeal to global warming spread to young people around the world, "Young people are now moving many politicians. I hope the next month's summit will change the current situation and serve as an opportunity to curb climate change. "

Secretary General Guterres is intensifying a sense of crisis about global warming, and next month, he will hold a global warming summit in line with the United Nations General Assembly to increase the momentum of the international community.