Deputy Secretary-General

23 February 2023

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Deputy Secretary-General Tells Students ‘Be Disruptive’, Raise Voices to Drive Progress on Peace, Human Rights, Development, at Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture in Sweden

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture at Uppsala University, in Sweden today:

14 February 2023

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Focus on Cutting Emissions, Achieving Climate Justice, Deputy Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Oslo Energy Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Oslo Energy Forum, in Oslo, Norway, today:

8 February 2023

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Do More to Prevent Least Developed Countries from Falling into Debt Traps, Says Deputy Secretary-General, at Event on Doha Programme of Action

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the special high-level event of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council titled “Doha Programme of Action as an Accelerator of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”, in New York today:

8 February 2023

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Redouble Efforts on Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses, in Remarks to European Committee of Regions

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s virtual remarks to the European Committee of the Regions, in Geneva today:

30 January 2023

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Greater Investment in Education, Nutrition Key for Overcoming Health, Sanitation Crises, Deputy Secretary-General Says on World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the “Reframing Neglect”: a fine art and documentary photography exhibition to celebrate World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, in New York today:

26 January 2023

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Sustainable Peace Cannot Be Built Where Rights of Women Are Ignored, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Security Council Open Debate

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, in New York today:

20 January 2023

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UN Delegation Led by Deputy Secretary-General Calls upon Afghanistan’s De Facto Taliban Authorities to Reverse Course on Recent Decrees Limiting Women’s, Girls’ Rights

On behalf of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; the Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), Sima Bahous; and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to appraise the situation, engage de facto authorities and underscore United Nations solidarity with the Afghan people.

21 December 2022

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Amid Unprecedented Violence, Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti, International Specialized Armed Force Urgently Needed, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the Security Council briefing on Haiti, in New York today:

15 December 2022

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International Cooperation, Durable Partnerships Vital to Safeguarding Biodiversity of Small Island Developing States, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the launch of the Small Island Developing States Coalition for Nature, in Montreal today:

15 December 2022

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Gender Equality Must Be Central to All Work Done under Biodiversity Convention, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Conference of Parties

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the fifteenth Conference of the Parties’ high-level ministerial breakfast on biodiversity and gender, in Montreal today: