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11 June 2024

DSG/SM/1912

Deputy Secretary-General Urges More Efforts to Provide People with Disabilities Access to Assistive Technologies, Decent Work, at Conference of States Parties’ Session

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message to the opening of the seventeenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

7 June 2024

DSG/SM/1911

Deputy Secretary-General, at West African States Economic Community Anniversary Event, Urges Focus Development, Peace to Deliver on Agenda 2063 Vision for Continent

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the ECOWAS @49: High-Level Event on “Regionalism, Democracy and Development in West Africa: Building Blocks to Strengthening Multilateralism”, today:

30 May 2024

DSG/SM/1910

Deliver on Commitments Under Antigua and Barbuda Agenda to Ensure Resilient Prosperity in Small Island Developing States, Deputy Secretary-General Urges as Conference Ends

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the closing plenary of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), in Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, today:

21 May 2024

DSG/SM/1909

Embrace Multilateralism, Resist Temptation of Pursuing Isolationist Policies, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses in Message to Global Supply Chain Forum

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the Global Supply Chain Forum, in Bridgetown today:

16 May 2024

DSG/SM/1908

Let Us Ensure Development System Is ‘Well-Rooted, Able to Respond in Agile Manner to Evolving Needs of Countries’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Segment

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the closing of the Economic and Social Council’s operational activities for development segment, in New York today:

15 May 2024

DSG/SM/1907

Citing Rise in Death Rate, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Multi-stakeholder Hearing Leadership Crucial to Find Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Multi-stakeholder Hearing on the 2024 United Nations High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, in New York today:

14 May 2024

DSG/SM/1906

UN Resident Coordinator System Has Outperformed Expectations, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Operational Activities for Development Meeting, Urging Continued Funding

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

7 May 2024

DSG/SM/1905

Let Us ‘Build a World Where Artificial Intelligence, Other Technologies Will Serve Entire Humanity’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the Economic and Social Council’s special meeting on “harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, in New York today:

6 May 2024

DSG/SM/1904

Peaceful, Inclusive Societies ‘Require Greater Commitment from All in Power to Strengthen Democracy, Respect the Rule of Law’, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 high-level conference on peace, justice and inclusive societies for sustainable development, in New York today:

30 April 2024

DSG/SM/1903

Aim High to Deliver on People’s Hopes for Well-being, Ensure All Stakeholders Have Voice, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Social Development Summit Preparatory Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s keynote remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-level Seminar “Towards the Second Summit for Social Development: Enhancing Global Efforts to Achieve the 2030 Agenda” organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and International Labour Organization (ILO), in Santiago, Chile, today: