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Economic and Social Council: Press Release

22 May 2025

DSG/SM/1974

Deputy Secretary-General, at Closing of Operational Activities Segment, Pledges Commitment to Tailor UN Development System More towards Country-Level Needs

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the closing of the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development, in New York today:

21 May 2025

DSG/SM/1973

United Nations Development Work Aligned with National Goals in 98 Per Cent of Host Countries, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Economic and Social Council Segment

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the presentation of the Report on the Development Coordination Office at the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development today:

20 May 2025

DSG/SM/1972

‘Stakes Could Not Be Higher’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Stressing Need to Turbocharge Full Implementation of 2030 Agenda

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development today:

20 May 2025

SG/SM/22658

Warning Sustainable Development Goals ‘Alarmingly Off Track’, Secretary-General Urges Greater Accountability, Funding, Efficiency, Addressing Economic and Social Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the 2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development Segment, in New York today:

28 April 2025

SG/SM/22630

Financing for Development ‘Integral to Future of Multilateral System’, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the 2025 Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, in New York today:

21 April 2025

HR/5489

At Annual United Nations Forum, Participants Call on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Be Upheld

Representing the largest international annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples with around 1,000 participants, the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened today at UN Headquarters in New York, putting a spotlight on some of the most urgent and interconnected issues facing Indigenous Peoples today.

21 April 2025

SG/SM/22628

‘Individual, Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples Are Non-negotiable’, Says Secretary-General, Opening Permanent Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening ceremony of the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York today:

12 March 2025

DSG/SM/1968

Millions of Women, Girls Still Face Unimaginable Challenges, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission Side Event, Urging Expedited Action to Achieve Gender Equality

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women corporate side event “For ALL Women and Girls: The Beijing+30 Action Agenda”:

11 March 2025

DSG/SM/1966

Amid Persisting Gender Inequality, Fast-Changing Global Context, Renewed Commitment Key to End Socioeconomic Empowerment Gap, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Women’s Commission

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the sixty-ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: From Beijing+30 to the Second World Social Summit for Social Development: Accelerating Women’s Empowerment through Social Protection:

10 March 2025

SG/SM/22575

‘We Need to Guarantee Women’s Full, Equal, Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding’, Secretary-General Tells Commission on Status of Women

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the opening of the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York today: