Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance launch, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Food Day, observed on 16 October:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

World leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters today endorsed a political declaration aimed at protecting small island developing States from the impacts of climate change and accelerating sustainable development in those countries, as the General Assembly held a midterm review of the 10-year action plan, known as the Samoa Pathway, for transforming the lives of people in those islands.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the luncheon of the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the High‑level Dialogue on Financing for Development, in New York today:

Declining levels of official development assistance (ODA) and rising levels of debt are impeding the world’s ability to pay for the Sustainable Development Goals and address the negative impacts of climate change, particularly in Africa and among small island developing States, speakers warned today as the General Assembly hosted a high-level dialogue on financing for development.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the high‑level event on “10 Years of Financial Inclusion: Vast Progress and Challenges Ahead”, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the joint meeting between the United Nations and the African Development Bank with Heads of State and Government of African countries, in New York today: