Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the SDG Business Forum, in New York today:

World leaders shared their unique perspectives, visions and challenges in moving forward on the next decade to implement the 2030 Agenda and eradicate poverty, ensure food security and manage planet resources sustainably, as the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concluded today.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, for the launch of the Civil Society Campaign by Project Everyone, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the event “Advancing the Global Goals with Artificial Intelligence”, in New York today:

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development — convened under the auspices of the General Assembly on the margins of its annual general debate — today approved a political declaration launching an “ambitious and accelerated” new decade of action in pursuit of critical development targets.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High‑Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ closing remarks at the 2019 Climate Action Summit, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the 2019 Climate Action Summit, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Alliance for Rainforests event, in New York today:

Major announcements by Government and private sector leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit boosted climate action momentum and demonstrated growing recognition that the pace of climate action must be rapidly accelerated.