Environmental issues and sustainable development

In Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that its first aircraft carrying life‑saving medical supplies arrived yesterday in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Airbridge.  It will cover the needs of 100,000 children and women for the next three months.

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to Youth4Climate:  Driving Ambition (pre‑Conference Youth Event), in Milan, Italy today:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on “Environment and human rights: Right to Safe, Healthy and Sustainable Environment”, in Strasbourg from 27 to 30 September:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting on financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: “jobs and social protection for poverty eradication”, held today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the First Global Parliamentary Meeting on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):  “Turning the challenges of the COVID‑19 pandemic into opportunities for parliaments to achieve the SDGs”, today:

Today at a United Nations energy summit, the United Nations as well as a group of international organizations and Governments announced a compact to help United Nations peacekeeping missions’ transition to renewable energy.  The initiative responds to the United Nations Secretariat’s commitment to source 80 per cent of its power from renewable energy by 2030, which hinges overwhelmingly on peacekeeping operations.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Global Citizen event today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High‑level Dialogue on Energy, held today:

Following are Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security Council high-level open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security:  climate and security, held today:

Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at his virtual meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders, today: