Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the opening of the twenty-fourth Conference of Parties (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] Advocates Reception, in Johannesburg today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Motsepe Foundation Sustainable Development Goal 5 Breakfast Panel Discussion on the theme “Achieve equality by ending all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere”, in Johannesburg today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the G20 session on Climate and Sustainable Development, in Buenos Aires today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the launch of a global task force charged with recommending strategies to harness the potential of financial technology to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.  The Task Force on Digital Financing consists of leaders from a range of sectors from both developed and developing countries.

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals Summit for Heads of State and Government, in Copenhagen today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ opening remarks to the Global South‑South Development Expo 2018, in New York today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the High-level Event on the Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region, in New York today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters Symposium, in Tokyo today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Climate Vulnerable Forum Virtual Summit today: