Environmental issues and sustainable development

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today released a report that says that groundwater, which accounts for 99 per cent of all liquid freshwater on Earth, is being undervalued, mismanaged and even abused.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s 144^th Assembly, “Getting to Zero: Mobilizing Parliaments to Act on Climate Change”, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, today:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks for the high-level dialogue “Ministries of Planning and Finance in Conversation:  Towards greater coherence for Building Back Better and delivering the SDGs”, in Beirut today:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2022 opening session in Beirut today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the United Nations observance of International Women’s Day 2022, observed on 8 March:

Humanitarian affairs officials in Somalia say an estimated 4.5 million people — including 671,000 who are internally displaced — are affected by the intensifying drought emergency.  Health authorities have reported a measles outbreak, and at least nine related deaths in Jubaland state.

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the fifteenth Forum for the Future of Agriculture, held virtually:

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March: