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27 April 2021

SG/SM/20703

Jazz Provides Hope, Healing, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message, Stressing Need to Support Restorative Role of Creative Arts amid Global Pandemic

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Jazz Day, observe on 30 April:

26 April 2021

SC/14505

Warming Sudan-South Sudan Ties Yet to Deliver ‘Change on the Ground’, Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council, in Briefing on Disputed Abyei Region

The new rapprochement between Sudan and South Sudan has yet to translate into significant improvements on the ground in relation to their dispute over the Abyei region, the head of United Nations peacekeeping told the Security Council during a videoconference briefing today.

26 April 2021

DSG/SM/1577

Public Banks, by Supporting Local Investment, Uniquely Positioned to Turn Global Goals into Reality for All, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Brazilian Development Forum

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Brazilian Development Forum, today:

26 April 2021

SG/SM/20702

Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Investments Prioritizing Vulnerable People Key for Sustainable Economic Recovery, Secretary-General Tells Asia-Pacific Commission

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the seventy‑seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held today:

26 April 2021

DSG/SM/1578

Deputy Secretary-General, at Forum on Forests Round Table, Says Reversing Nature Loss, Investing in Forestry Crucial for Achieving Sustainable Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the high-level round table on major forest-related developments, at the sixteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, held today:

26 April 2021

ORG/1716

Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Its Fifty-fourth Session Virtually, 21-23 April

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its fifty-fourth session from 21 to 23 April.

26 April 2021

BIO/5389

New Permanent Representative of Burundi Presents Credentials

The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Zéphyrin Maniratanga, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.

26 April 2021

SG/SM/20701

Secretary-General Deeply Concerned about Recent Armed Clashes in Somalia

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

26 April 2021

ENV/DEV/2038

Beginning Session, Forum Releases Global Forest Goals Report, as Speakers Underline Ways Conservation Can Be Used to Build Back Better

The Forum on Forests began its sixteenth session in a virtual format today with the launch of its inaugural Global Forest Goals Report, as speakers highlighted the myriad ways in which the world’s forests, if sustainably managed, can contribute to “building back better” from the COVID-19 pandemic while also achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

26 April 2021

SG/A/2036*

Secretary-General Appoints Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica High Representative for Least Developed, Landlocked Countries, Small Island Developing States

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica as High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. He will succeed Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu of Tonga, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.