Development

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the opening of the 2024 high-level political forum, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2024, “Youth Skills for Peace and Sustainable Development”, observed on 15 July:

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has started a joint operation with the Congolese Armed Forces to protect civilians in the Madombo and Itendey areas of Ituri Province, respectively controlled by the Zaire and CODECO armed groups.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the press on the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report 2024, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the third International Development Association (IDA) replenishment meeting, in Kathmandu today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the UN Security Council’s high-level debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Addressing Evolving Threats in Cyberspace”, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Council of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in Geneva today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the ECOWAS @49: High-Level Event on “Regionalism, Democracy and Development in West Africa: Building Blocks to Strengthening Multilateralism”, today:

As the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States concluded today, world leaders adopted the “Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity” — named after the Caribbean island nation that hosted them — and pledged to help such States achieve their priorities over the next 10 years.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the closing plenary of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), in Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, today: