The best chapters of the Economic and Social Council are still being written, that organ heard today as Nepal handed over the presidency to Algeria and a vision of a leaner, more substance-oriented Council.
The high-level political forum on sustainable development concluded its 2026 session today, adopting a ministerial declaration, as amended, calling for transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated action to accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the Ministerial Segment of the Economic and Social Council High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in New York today:
A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report finds that child food and nutrition insecurity is a primary driver of undernutrition in Afghanistan, placing 3.7 million children under age 5 at increased risk. Recent data show that wasting has worsened across 26 of the country’s 34 provinces, compared with 2025.
With just four years remaining to achieve the vision laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, only a third of its targets remain on track or are progressing, senior UN officials told the Economic and Social Council’s annual High-Level Political Forum Ministerial Segment today, warning that “we’re now entering the toughest stretch in our journey”.
Connect ideas with action, finance with innovation and national leadership with international solidarity, the 2026 United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development heard as it opened its eight-day session today.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs, in New York today:
The General Assembly today adopted several texts, including one that urged Member States to strengthen health systems towards the provision of equitable universal health coverage.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening of the Economic and Social Council’s Operational Activities for Development Segment for 2026, in New York today:
