Energy

On the humanitarian front in Sudan, a UN convoy carrying supplies for more than 130,000 people has reached the cities of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan State after weeks of delays due to high levels of insecurity along the route.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Meeting, in Paris today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Clean Energy, observed on 26 January:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency, in Abu Dhabi today:

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher today allocated $10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to scale up life-saving assistance at Afghanistan’s border to support the surge of people returning from Iran in recent weeks, especially the most vulnerable, including women and children.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ address on climate action “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age”, in New York today:

In Ukraine, attacks killed at least 20 civilians and injured more than 100 others, including several children. These strikes impacted the capital, Kyiv, as well as western and front-line regions — damaging homes, schools and a health facility.

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s message on the occasion of the SEforALL Global Forum 2025 “Sustainable Energy for Equity, Security and Prosperity” in Bridgetown, Barbados:

In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs today facilitated its eighth interagency aid convoy this year to deliver humanitarian assistance to 800 residents of a front-line community in the Kharkiv region, where mostly older people remain amid worsening security conditions.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the African Heads of State Energy Summit, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, today: