Geneva, June 5 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged collective global action as the world marks Environment Day.

In a speech shared on his X account, Guterres highlighted how this World Environment Day warning signals are everywhere about the damage being caused to the environment.

"The past 11 years have been the 11 hottest on record. And the damage goes far beyond rising temperatures, from polluted air to degraded land, collapsing ecosystems and vanishing biodiversity, harming health, destroying homes and deepening hunger. The world is heading for a temporary overshoot above 1.5 degrees. Every fraction of a degree brings greater harm, especially to the most vulnerable," he said.

He said that the goal must be to br...