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Alok Sharma, MP

09 March 2020 • 10 min read

COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma's first major UN speech - in full

Secretary-General, excellences, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour to be here at the United Nations for my first international engagement as COP26 President. I would like to thank the Secretary-General...

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