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    Secretary-General's Message on World Environment Day

    Oceans.

    Land.

    Forests.

    Water.

    The air that we breathe.

    This is our environment.

    It is the keystone of a sustainable future.

    Without a healthy environment we cannot end poverty or build prosperity.

    We all have a role to play in protecting our only home.

    We can use less plastics.

    Drive less.

    Waste less food.

    And teach each other to care.

    On World Environment Day – and every day – let us reconnect with nature.

    Let us cherish the planet that protects us.