UN chief 'deeply frustrated' over global leaders' inaction on climate change

[January 09, 2023]  GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was deeply frustrated with the inaction of global leaders and lack of international investment to counter climate emergencies like the massive floods that hit Pakistan. 

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference, during a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Speaking at a conference in Geneva on rebuilding efforts in the wake of the floods, Guterres said: "I am deeply frustrated that global leaders are not giving this life-or-death emergency the action and investment it requires."

(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Emma Farge; Editing by Miranda Murray)

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