Secretary-General

Secretary-General Visits Barbados

3 October 2021

Secretary-General António Guterres visits Barbados during 2 - 4 October, to take part in the opening ceremony of the fifteenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, known as UNCTAD15. During the visit the Secretary-General also saw first-hand the impacts of climate change in Barbados. Accompanied by Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, the Secretary-General visited an area impacted by sea-level rise, coastal erosion and land slippage, and heard about the efforts being undertaken by the Government of Barbados to address these challenges.

Mr. Guterres (centre) visits Folkestone Beach on the West Coast of Barbados to examine the coastal erosion.

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