Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the joint high-level debate “The Africa We Want — Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority for the United Nations”, today:
The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in connection with the examination of the fifth report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Colombia (S/2021/1022), agreed to convey the following messages through a public statement by the Chair of the Working Group:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly’s high-level thematic debate titled “Moment for Nature”, in New York today:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai of Afghanistan as his new Deputy Special Representative for Iraq in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and Resident Coordinator. Mr. Isaczai will also serve as the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has funded a renovation of a radio station in Bentiu. The network, which previously reached 35 kilometres, has been upgraded to cover a 200-kilometre radius. The station will help people better understand the peace agreement and how it is being implemented.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the General Assembly’s high-level thematic debate titled “Moment for Nature”, in New York today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly special high-level event titled “Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis”, in New York today:
In a harrowing account of his own abduction in South Sudan, where an armed group had tortured him and had killed his father in front of his eyes, the founder of the Similar Ground organization called on the Security Council today to enforce the myriad resolutions it has passed to secure the safety of children around the world who are at the mercy of wars and conflicts they did not start nor should ever be forced to endure.
Against the backdrop of a highly uncertain global outlook, with rising food and fuel prices blunting efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic and Social Council formally adopted the ministerial declaration of its high-level political forum on sustainable development today, reaffirming that poverty eradication is an “indispensable requirement” for building resilient societies.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video remarks to the General Assembly high-level special event, “Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis”, in New York today:.
