Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the ministerial segment of the 2021 Global Education Meeting, held virtually on 29 July:
On 1 August, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Pablo Ruiz Hiebra of Spain as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uruguay, with the host Government’s approval.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Youth Day, observed on 12 August:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) say in a new report that conflict, coronavirus and the climate crisis are likely to increase hunger in 23 countries in the next four months. Ethiopia and Madagascar are the world’s newest “highest alert” hunger hotspots, the report states.
The intergovernmental Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries concluded its second session today, after a week of negotiations on a new 10-year road map for sustainable development of these vulnerable States.
The General Assembly, acting without a vote, adopted two resolutions and three decisions today after debating the annual report on the Peacebuilding Commission and Peacebuilding Fund. Meanwhile, consideration of a draft resolution to establish a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent was rolled back to a later date.
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Global Education Summit: Financing the Global Partnership for Education, 2021-2025, in London today:
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) reports that yesterday, peacekeepers repelled two attacks against its patrols, the first in Kidal and the second north of Douentza, in the Mopti Region. MINUSMA has seen 15 attacks against its peacekeepers in the past three weeks.
