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9 October 2020

SG/SM/20323

Highlighting COVID-19 Impact on Africa, Secretary-General Urges Development Partners at High-Level Event to Increase Resources Needed for Recovery

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the “Mobilizing with Africa II” high‑level event at the World Bank‑International Monetary Fund annual meetings, today:

6 October 2020

DSG/SM/1474

Deputy Secretary-General, at General Assembly Event, Urges Private, Public Sectors to Bolster Strategic Investments through Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund

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:

22 September 2020

DSG/SM/1452

Citing ‘Unprecedented’ Moment, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Global Impact Forum to Match Engagement with Measurable Impact for Planet, amid COVID Pandemic

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message on the occasion of the United Nations Global Compact virtual Global Impact Forum, today:

21 September 2020

SG/SM/20265

Global Compact Indispensable in Bringing Businesses Together for Transformation of Society, Secretary-General Tells Private Sector Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks for the Private Sector Forum, held virtually today:

8 September 2020

DSG/SM/1443

Commending Finance Ministers’ Proposals to Recover Better from COVID-19 Crisis, Deputy Secretary-General Says Bold Ideas Can Keep Families, Economy Afloat

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s closing remarks at the high-level meeting of Ministers of Finance: “Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond”, in New York today:

8 September 2020

DSG/SM/1442

Deputy Secretary-General Welcomes Finance Ministers’ Feedback on Global Call to Action for Sustainable, Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery Plan

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s introductory remarks at the high-level meeting of Ministers of Finance: “Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond”, in New York today:

3 September 2020

SG/SM/20230

Investments Supporting Safe Travel, Developing Countries’ Economies Key to Combating COVID-19 Crisis, Secretary-General Tells Group of Twenty Foreign Ministers Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of Twenty (G20) Extraordinary Foreign Ministers Meeting, in New York today:

3 September 2020

SG/SM/20229

Reskill Young People for Green Jobs, Address COVID-19 Crisis through Fiscal Action, Secretary-General Stresses at ‘Rebirthing the Global Economy’ Round Table

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening video message to round table two, “Insights from Young Women Economists on Jobs and Climate Action”, of the “Rebirthing the Global Economy to Deliver Sustainable Development” round-table series, in New York today:

25 August 2020

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Fighting in Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province has displaced 52,000 people since 16 August following attacks by a non-State armed group and responsive strikes by national security forces. A surge of United Nations staff is under way to boost humanitarian capacity in Kunduz and a joint assessment team was deployed.

30 July 2020

DSG/SM/1435

Amid Mixed Progress, More Diversified Finance, Investment in Data Key for Advancing Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Tells World Bank Board Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Bank board meeting on progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in New York today: