Environmental issues and sustainable development

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mahmoud Mohieldin of Egypt as the Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Selwin Hart of Barbados as his Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Group of Friends on Climate, in New York today:

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

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development interactive session on “Twenty-One Strategies Later:  Why is Sustainable Peace and Development in the Sahel Still Elusive?”, in Aswan, Egypt, on 11 December:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks (opening and closing), as prepared for delivery, at the opening session of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development:  “The Africa We Want:  Sustaining Peace, Security and Development”, in Aswan, Egypt, on 11 December:

The following statement by UN Secretary‑General António Guterres was issued today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the event on climate action for jobs at the twenty‑fifth Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), in Madrid today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the twenty‑fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) “Climate Ambition” event, in Madrid today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the twenty‑fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) “Caring for Climate” event, in Madrid today: