Environmental issues and sustainable development

The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries remain completely closed.  According to UNICEF, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Panama are among the countries that kept schools closed the longest.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the “United in Science” climate report, today:

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the Global Week to Act for the Sustainable Development Goals, today:

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Global Compact Board today:

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) announced today a decision by the Secretariat to repatriate all Gabonese military units, effective immediately, following credible reports of sexual abuse by Gabon’s contingent deployed to the Mission.

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ press conference, held in New York today:

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an outbreak of meningitis in Tshopo Province, in the country’s north-east, with some 261 suspected cases, including 129 deaths.  National health authorities have deployed an initial emergency team and efforts are under way to quickly ramp up the response.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the High‑Level Dialogue of the Americas on Climate Action, held today: