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Supporting Darfur Transition Towards Sustainable Development Offers ‘Best Chance’ to Build Peace, Deputy Secretary-General Says, Proposing New Friends Group

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Transition from Peacekeeping to Peacebuilding and Development in Darfur in New York, today:

2030 Agenda Requires Embrace of Integrated Thinking, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Conference, Calls for Breaking Down Silos, Forging Partnerships

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the International Conference on Sustainable Development “Breaking Down Silos:  Fostering Collaborative Action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, in New York today:

World Leaders Focus on Unilateralism, Climate Change Threats to International Peace, Security, as General Assembly Continues Debate

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As the General Assembly entered the fourth day of its general debate today, world leaders once again called to the fore the threats posed by climate change and unilateralism and their impact on international peace and security, while also highlighting several successful transitions from conflict to peace as proof that diplomacy and multilateralism are effective and offer a hopeful sign for the future.

Approving Draft Declaration, World Leaders in General Assembly Pledge Increasing Multi-Stakeholder, Multisectoral Response to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

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World leaders in the General Assembly today vowed to scale up efforts to prevent and control non‑communicable diseases, approving a draft political declaration during a high‑level meeting that commits them to providing greater policy coherence through a whole‑of‑Government approach.

Africa’s Health Targets Cannot be Met Without Contributions of Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-level Dialogue

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-Level Dialogue on Africa’s Health and Finance:  Pathways to Economic Growth and Prosperity, in New York today:

Deputy Secretary-General, at ‘Bahrain Visions Forum’, Says Most of World’s Poor Live in Countries Affected by Conflict, Fragility

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at an event organized by the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Global Security Institute, “The Bahrain Visions Forum”, in New York today: