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17 May 2022

DSG/SM/1745

Deputy Secretary-General Notes Increasingly Urban Nature of Health, Climate, Conflict Phenomena, in Message to Africities Summit Opening Session

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the opening session of the Africities Summit in Kisumu, Kenya, today:

17 May 2022

DSG/SM/1742

Commitment to Ending Child Labour Must Never Waver, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Global Conference on Its Elimination

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban, South Africa, today:

17 May 2022

DSG/SM/1744

Europe Faces First Large-Scale Displacement in 30 Years, Deputy Secretary-General Tells OECD-DAC ‘Partnerships for Peace II’ Round Table

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) round table on Partnerships for Peace II in Paris today:

16 May 2022

DSG/SM/1740

Family-Friendly Policies Essential, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses at Inauguration of United Nations Headquarters Lactation Rooms

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the inauguration ceremony of the lactation rooms at United Nations Headquarters, in New York today:

9 May 2022

DSG/SM/1738

‘Business as Usual’ Not Working, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Heads of State at Climate Change Conference on Desertification, Land Degradation

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Head of States meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNCCD) COP15 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, today:

9 May 2022

DSG/SM/1739

Build on Existing Frameworks to Improve Women’s Lives, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Gender Caucus at Conference on Desertification

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Gender Caucus high-level event “In pursuit of gender equality for strong land stewardship”, in Abidjan today:

4 May 2022

DSG/SM/1737

Restarting Tourism Essential amid Cascading Effects of Ukraine War on Global Economy, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Thematic Debate

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the high-level thematic debate of the General Assembly on “Putting sustainable and resilient tourism at the heart of an inclusive recovery”, in New York today:

3 May 2022

DSG/SM/1736

Stopping, Reversing Africa’s Growing Hunger, Poverty ‘Is within Our Reach’, Deputy Secretary-General Says in Message to Dialogue Series Launch

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Africa Dialogue Series Launch, in New York, today:

2 May 2022

DSG/SM/1734

With Planet Near Irreversible Climate Change, Forests Essential for Building Healthy, Resilient Future, Deputy Secretary-General Tells World Congress

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the XV World Forestry Congress, in Seoul, today:

2 May 2022

DSG/SM/1735

Data Indispensable in Tackling Complex Global Crises, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Climate Crisis Conference, Stressing ‘We Are at a Make-or-Break Moment’

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Conference on Sustaining Peace Amidst the Climate Crisis: The Role of Data Science, Technology and Innovation, in Berlin, today: