The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Economic and Social Council’s High-Level Political Forum tasked with reviewing progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development opened its second annual session today, with participants welcoming its focus on particular goals and targets, as well as its central theme of poverty eradication and the promotion of prosperity “in our changing world”.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Martha Helena Lopez of Colombia as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management. She will succeed Carole Wainaina of Kenya to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organization.
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks to the high-level event on human security and its contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today:
Ahead of its High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development set to begin on Monday, the Economic and Social Council today adopted draft resolutions on sustainable development, HIV/AIDS and population and development, among other issues.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today that funding shortfalls are threatening education for millions of children caught up in conflicts or disasters. Of the $932 million needed this year for its education programmes in emergency countries, it has so far received recorded voluntary contributions of less than $115 million.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the “Women in leadership: through the lens of the public, private and media sectors” conference organized by the Association of Women Ambassadors, in Cascais, Portugal, today:
