Development

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Conference in New York today:

Four peacekeepers were injured near Tessalit yesterday, following an attack on their convoy using an improvised explosive device, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) reports.  They were evacuated to Bamako, the capital, for medical treatment.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, in Costa Rica today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Forum:  “Building a Human-Centred Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis”, in Geneva today:

The last United Nations staff member detained by the Ethiopian authorities has been released.  However, humanitarian challenges in the country remain, with thousands of Eritrean refugees in need of emergency aid after they fled fighting in the Afar region.  UNHCR remains extremely worried about their safety and well-being.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the informal briefing on the Secretary-General’s Transforming Education Summit, held virtually today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the high-level partner event of the Joint United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Programme on Building National Capacities for Conflict Prevention, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message at the launch of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the high-level inaugural session at the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community Conference at the World Expo Dubai, in Dubai today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Al Wasl Dome show for the Global Goals Week Kick Off, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today: