Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the Early Warnings for All Executive Action Plan, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s acceptance remarks, as prepared for delivery, for the Environmental Sustainability Award on the occasion of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards event, today:

In Afghanistan, the United Nations Resident Coordinator there called for urgent collective action to halt the devastating impact of climate change in the country. He warned that Afghanistan is one of the countries least prepared to face climate shocks.

​​​​​​​Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the launch of the World Meteorological Organization Provisional State of the Global Climate Report 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the launch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the United Nations Foundation’s Leadership Awards Dinner, in New York today:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today released its Adaptation Gap Report, which finds that global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are not keeping pace with the growing risks.

The United Nations Secretariat at the Joint Coordination Centre reports that the Ukrainian, Turkish and United Nations delegations agreed not to plan any movement of vessels in the Black Sea Grain Initiative for 2 November.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the Local2030 Coalition Secretariat and celebration of the World Cities Day, in Bilbao today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the European Union Sustainable Investment Summit, in Brussels today: