Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the International Conference on a Climate Resilient Pakistan, in Geneva today:

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report that the ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades.

In the Central African Republic, United Nations peacekeepers have concluded a joint mission with the Central African security forces to better protect people in the country’s west. Over a period of one month, peacekeepers conducted over 100 patrols and 30 aerial surveillance missions.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema of the United Republic of Tanzania as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Montreal today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the launch of the Small Island Developing States Coalition for Nature, in Montreal today:

In Afghanistan, the United Nations team there continues to support women since the Taliban takeover a year and a half ago. In 2022, the International Labour Organization (ILO) created and sustained nearly 1,700 jobs for women and trained almost 470 women on entrepreneurship and decent work practices.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the fifteenth Conference of the Parties’ high-level ministerial breakfast on biodiversity and gender, in Montreal today:

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

In Sudan, where humanitarian needs are at a record high, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Khardiata Lo Ndiaye, today launched the 2023 appeal for $1.7 billion in aid. An estimated 15.8 million people, one third of the population, will need life-saving assistance next year, up 1.5 million from 2022.