Secretary-General Visits New Zealand

Aerial view of the terrain north of Christchurch, as Secretary-General António Guterres departs from New Zealand for Fiji, the second nation to be visited on his visit to the South Pacific.
Mr. Guterres traveled to the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit to be convened in September 2019 in New York. The trip took him to New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. In each country, Mr. Guterres met with government leaders, civil society representatives and youth groups, to hear from those already impacted by climate change and who are also successfully engaging in meaningful climate action.