Environmental issues and sustainable development

The World Food Programme (WFP) is substantially scaling up its assistance in Myanmar, where ongoing security challenges, humanitarian access restrictions and COVID-19 cases are impacting the population.  It is targeting at least 4 million people across the country, where 1 in 4 is facing food insecurity.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, in Kigali, Rwanda, today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the UNEP@50 special session commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Nairobi today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the leadership dialogue of the United Nations Environment Assembly: “Strengthening actions for nature to achieve the sustainable development goals”, in Nairobi today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the official opening of the high-level segment of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in Nairobi today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the United Nations Environment Assembly flagship side event: “Steps of a participatory approach towards a new global agreement on marine litter and plastic pollution (Nature for human and ecosystems health)”, in Nairobi today:

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, more than 400 civilian casualties in Ukraine have been reported since the conflict began, including more than 100 deaths.  The real figure could be considerably higher, as many reported casualties have yet to be confirmed.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the closing of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, today:

Some 14.6 million Syrians need humanitarian assistance in 2022, the Syria Humanitarian Needs Overview for 2022 says, 9 per cent more than in 2021.  More households are turning to negative ways of coping, including child labour, child marriage and the sale of productive assets.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March: