Environmental issues and sustainable development

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the launch of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the first meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the meeting of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Council on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York and held virtually today:

Donors pledged $1.4 billion to respond to the drought in the Horn of Africa – the worst in the region in four decades – that has left more than 15 million people severely food insecure in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  Of the total, $1 billion will go towards immediate and life-saving aid, such as food.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the second United Nations Round Table on Sustainable Floating Cities:  Meeting the Rising Seas with Floating Infrastructure, in New York, today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the launch of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 — “Our Work at Risk:  Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future”, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Vulnerable 20 Ministerial Dialogue, in New York on 21 April:

The United Nations Environment Programme today released a report saying sand, the world’s second most exploited resource, must be recognized as a strategic resource and its extraction from rivers and marine ecosystems and its use must rethought, as they can cause erosion and threaten livelihoods.  

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] Investment Fair, in New York today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit, held in Kumamoto, Japan, today: