Digital connectivity and access to modern technologies are essential for least developed countries to reap the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution and build resilient economies after the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, speakers and panellists told the Preparatory Committee for the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries today.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s closing remarks at the Global Round Table on Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development, held today:
The new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Rytis Paulauskas, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the global round table on “Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development”, today:
New York Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 27 May.
Following statement is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the Day of Vesak, observed on 26 May:
After declining for several years, 2021 has seen an alarming uptick in deadly attacks against United Nations peacekeepers, senior officials told the Security Council during a videoconference debate today, as members adopted a presidential statement reiterating their support for blue helmets deployed amid some of the world’s most complex conflict environments.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Health Assembly, held today:
