Development

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message launching the policy brief “COVID and Universal Health Coverage”, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fund United Nations General Assembly side event titled “Investing in the SDGs:  From Rhetoric to Reality”, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the Bridge for Cities 2020 event, held today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the briefing on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of the United Nations operational system to the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), today:

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the high-level meeting on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, held today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, held today:

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ press conference with Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau of Canada and Andrew Holness of Jamaica on the high-level event on financing for development in the era of COVID‑19 and beyond, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the conference “Towards a Shared Future for Developing Countries:  Promoting Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development through Deepened South-South Cooperation”, today:

Devastating flooding along the White Nile River has affected some 625,000 people in South Sudan since July, United Nations humanitarian officials in that country report.  The United Nations and partners are providing food, temporary shelter, fishing kits, water purification tablets, medicine and other supplies.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the annual ministerial meeting of Foreign Ministers of landlocked developing countries, held today: