Africa: At G20 in China, Ban Stresses 'Far-Reaching' Impacts of Early Climate Action, Urges Unity On Global Goals

4 September 2016

Attending a G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the conference's focus on sustainable development and climate change and urged all countries to take early action on these.

"For the first time in the history of the G20, the Hangzhou draft communiqué is now focusing on this Sustainable Development Action Agenda as one of their most important [aspects of] the outcome document," the UN chief said at a press conference.

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