Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy, in Stockholm today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the opening plenary of the 2018 World Water Week — “Water, Ecosystems and Human Development, at the Heart of the Global Agendas”, in Stockholm today:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Satya S. Tripathi of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the informal briefing on the Secretary‑General’s meeting on financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today:

The Economic and Social Council concluded its high-level segment today, adopting a sweeping Ministerial Declaration approved a day earlier by the High‑Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Adopting its Ministerial Declaration by a vote of 164 in favour to 2 against (Israel, United States), with no abstentions, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development reaffirmed today its commitment to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for all people, everywhere.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the closing of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Business Forum high‑level luncheon, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Business Forum, in New York today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the 2018 High-Level Political Forum side event, “The SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] in Action:  Working Together for Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Settlements”, in New York today: