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10 April 2020

DSG/SM/1400

Debt Restructuring a Priority in United Nations Socioeconomic Response to COVID-19, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Group of Friends Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks on the United Nations development system’s socioeconomic response to COVID-19 at the virtual extraordinary meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Development Goal Financing, in New York today:

9 April 2020

DSG/SM/1399

Massive, Fast Collective COVID-19 Response, Solidarity ‘Only Possible Way to Win Battle against Virus’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Member States

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at a virtual briefing to Member States on the United Nations development system/United Nations Sustainable Development Group response and support to Member States on COVID-19, in New York today:

27 March 2020

DSG/SM/1397

Deputy Secretary-General Cites Strength of Newly Reformed Development System, Outlines Tailored Regional Approaches, at Final Repositioning Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the third plenary on the remaining mandates of the repositioning of the United Nations Development System, in New York today:

28 February 2020

DSG/SM/1393

Deputy Secretary-General Notes Shift of Focus to Collaboration, Accountability, in Briefing on Repositioning United Nations Development System

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the second plenary briefing on the repositioning of the United Nations development system: Multi-Country Offices (MCO) and regional review, in New York today:

25 February 2020

DSG/SM/1390

Africa Can Rely on United Nations Development System in Decade of Action to Fulfil 2030 Agenda, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Regional Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, today:

21 January 2020

DSG/SM/1384

Africa Rising in Business, Trade, Innovation, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Harvard Event, Urging Lifting of Barriers to Create Equal Opportunity

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the Harvard Business School event on “Africa rising: understanding business, entrepreneurship and the complexities of a continent”, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, today:

15 January 2020

SG/SM/19940

Group of 77 and China’s Continued Engagement Key in United Nations Reform Process, Development Agenda, Secretary-General Says at Chairmanship Handover Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China, in New York today:

19 December 2019

DSG/SM/1383-DEV/3434

Bring Global Compact to Life, Secretary-General Urges Leaders, People Everywhere, in Message for International Migrants Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December:

11 December 2019

SG/SM/19908-DEV/3432

Sustainable Development Best Way to Build Africa’s Climate Resilience, Tackle Causes of Conflict, Secretary-General Tells Aswan Forum in Video Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace, Security and Development in Africa, in Aswan, Egypt, today: