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Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Side Event, Lauds New 2030 Agenda’s First-Ever Universal Goal on Sustainable Energy

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a high-level side event on “Implementing SDG 7: The Role of Partnerships in Ensuring Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable, and Modern Energy for All”, in New York today:

Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Special Event, Urges Partners to ‘Pool’ Strengths in Stride to Achieving Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level special event on “Catalysing Implementation and Achievement of the Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals”, in New York today:

World Leaders Call for ‘New Chapter’ in Global Growth as General Assembly Concludes Sustainable Development Goals Summit

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United States President Barack Obama today joined other world leaders in calling for a “new chapter” in global development — to be manifested in the 17 newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals — as the General Assembly closed its special summit on the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.

Technology Facilitation Mechanism for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Vital Tool in ‘Promise to Leave No One Behind’, Says Deputy Secretary-General

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the side event on the launching of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, in New York today:

In Message to Plan of Alliance for Prosperity Event, Secretary-General Says Initiative Deserves Financial, Technical Support of Global Community

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon‘s message, delivered by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the high-level event on the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle, in New York today: