"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019
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The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 Context triple: [Greta Thunberg, knownFor, "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019]
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
Ich bin ein Berliner speech
The "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 address by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin symbolizing American solidarity with the citizens of Berlin during the Cold War.
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C.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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D.
Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
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E.
Madam President
"Madam President" is the formal style of address used for a female President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 Target entity description: The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
Ich bin ein Berliner speech
The "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech is a famous 1963 address by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin symbolizing American solidarity with the citizens of Berlin during the Cold War.
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C.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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D.
Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
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E.
Madam President
"Madam President" is the formal style of address used for a female President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climate change speech
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public address ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Fridays for Future
ⓘ
youth climate movement ⓘ |
| audience |
United Nations delegates
ⓘ
government representatives ⓘ heads of state ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
failure to act despite scientific warnings
ⓘ
moral responsibility of leaders toward future generations ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizes |
government inaction on climate change
ⓘ
world leaders ⓘ |
| date | 2019-09-23 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
confrontational
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emotional ⓘ impassioned ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
anger
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urgency ⓘ |
| eventSeries |
UN Climate Action Summit
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linked to:
UN Climate Action Summit 2019
|
| format | short address ⓘ |
| givenAt |
UN Climate Action Summit 2019
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| givenBy | Greta Thunberg ⓘ |
| impact |
became a defining moment in global climate activism
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increased public attention to youth climate activism ⓘ intensified debate on climate policy responsibility ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
How dare you!
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People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. ⓘ We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. ⓘ You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. ⓘ |
| organizer | United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)
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Greta Thunberg’s school strike for climate ⓘ
linked to:
Fridays for Future
|
| speakerAge | 16 ⓘ |
| topic |
climate change
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climate crisis ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ global warming ⓘ intergenerational justice ⓘ |
| wentViralOn |
Twitter
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linked to:
Twitter, Inc.
YouTube ⓘ social media ⓘ |
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Subject: "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 Description of subject: The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
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