Environmental issues and sustainable development

The World Food Programme’s first humanitarian shipment of grain from Ukraine, delivered under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, has arrived in Ethiopia and will be distributed in the coming weeks. The shipment will support one month of assistance to over 1.5 million people who have been displaced by drought and conflict.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the International Cooperation Forum and Meeting of African Ministers of Finance, Economy and Environment in preparation for the twenty-seventh conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held today:

Today is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. This year’s theme is “The Air We Share” and focuses on the transboundary nature of air pollution, stressing the need for collective accountability and action.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed today:

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in China today said he is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and destruction caused by the 5 September earthquake in Sichuan Province. He said the Organization stands ready to assist and support the Government of China’s valiant rescue efforts.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks to the Africa Adaptation Summit’s High-Level Dialogue for the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), in Rotterdam, Netherlands, today:

In Thailand, the United Nations is helping authorities improve green technologies. The Organization is partnering with nearly 300 companies to cut food waste by up to 10 per cent.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message on the flash appeal in support of Pakistan:  Flood Response Plan for Pakistan, today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the 2022 Victoria Forum “Bridging Divides:  Turf, Truth and Trust”, held in Victoria, Canada, today:

​​​​​​​Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as delivered, to the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development’s session on “Society:  Realizing a Sustainable and Resilient Society based on Human Security”, in Tunis today: