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22 April 2021

DSG/SM/1574

Fashion Industry’s Creativity Can Help Deliver Sustainable Development Goals, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ELLE Education Sustainability Seminar

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the ELLE Education Sustainability Seminar today:

21 April 2021

DSG/SM/1573

Amid Slow Pace of Change, Action Needed to Expedite Gender Parity at Senior Government Levels, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Dialogue on Women’s Role in Electoral Processes

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s video message for the high-level dialogue on Increasing Women’s Participation in Electoral Processes and Addressing Violence against Women in Elections, held today:

20 April 2021

DSG/SM/1572

Investing in Ecosystem Conservation Yields More than Subsidies to Agriculture, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ‘Raising Ambition for Nature’ Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the “Raising Ambition for Nature” event today:

20 April 2021

DSG/SM/1571

Rising Youth Population, Limited Fiscal Resources Pose ‘Distinct’ Challenges to Least Developed Countries, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the twenty-second inter-agency consultative group meeting of the United Nations system and international organizations on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020, today:

19 April 2021

DSG/SM/1570

Action-Oriented Outcome Will Help to Implement Cairo Programme of Action, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission on Population and Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohamed’s opening remarks at the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on Population and Development, held today:

15 April 2021

DSG/SM/1568

Working towards Circular Economy Will Also Advance Climate Action, Deputy Secretary-General Tells International Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the World Circular Economy Forum + Climate event today:

15 April 2021

DSG/SM/1569

Raise $2 Billion to Support Full Funding of COVAX Advance Market Commitment, Deputy Secretary-General Urges, in Message for Event

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment event today:

13 April 2021

DSG/SM/1567

Disruption of Health Services Has Compounded COVID Challenges, Reversed Hard-Won Gains, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Joint Event

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Japan Institute of International Affairs/UNIC Tokyo/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Event — “The Significance of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Today’s World from the SDGs Viewpoint and the Role of the United Nations” — today:

9 April 2021

DSG/SM/1566

Deputy Secretary-General, at Youth Empowerment Initiative Webinar, Says Nigeria’s Young People Hold Key to Creative Solutions for Advancing Sustainable Development

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s video message for the Initiative for Revival and Sustainable Development 2021: Youth Empowerment Initiative Webinar, today:

8 April 2021

DSG/SM/1565

Deputy Secretary-General Salutes Nigeria’s First Lady for Modelling Women’s Leadership, at Launch of Her Biography ‘Aisha Buhari: Being Different’

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message at the presentation of the book Aisha Buhari: Being Different and the Summit on the Emerging Trend on the Role of the First Lady in National Development, today: