Security Council Press Statement on Yemen
SC/14471
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States):
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Female Government Leaders Recount Personal Experiences of Threats, Attacks, Structural Obstacles, as Commission Discusses Ways to End Violence against Women
WOM/2206
Current and former Government officials, many speaking candidly from personal experience, explored the daily threats faced by women in positions of authority — both offline and in the world’s “new public space”, the Internet — as the Commission on the Status of Women continued its work today.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The 2021 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $3.85 billion to provide urgent lifesaving help to 16 million people. Some 20.7 million people need some kind of humanitarian assistance, including 12.1 million people in acute need, as Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and largest aid operation.
Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack in Niger, Urging Authorities to ‘Spare No Effort’ in Pursuit of Perpetrators
SG/SM/20632
The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
Secretary-General Calls Racism ‘a Deeply Rooted Global Evil’, in Message to Mark International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
SG/SM/20631
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:
Anti-Muslim Bigotry Accords with Other Emerging Trends, Secretary-General Notes, in Message for International Day to Combat Islamophobia
SG/SM/20630
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, today:
We Have Tools, Energy, Capacity to Rebound from Pandemic, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Regional Forum, Stressing Need for Ambition, Urgency, Scale
DSG/SM/1559
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the opening of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in Geneva today:
Current Commitments ‘Nowhere Close’ to What Meeting Climate Targets Requires, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Coalition for Urban Transitions
DSG/SM/1558
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the Coalition for Urban Transitions on “Seizing the Urban Opportunity”, held today:
Targeted Support Can Help Women-Led Businesses Play Key Role in Creating Jobs, Economic Recovery, Deputy Secretary-General Tells 'Women Rise for All' Event
DSG/SM/1556
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the “Women Rise for All” event, hosted by the United Nations Global Compact, today:
Deputy Secretary-General Urges Development Partners to Leverage United Nations Regional Capacities, in Message for R-SDG Forum event
DSG/SM/1557
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the R-SDG Forum segment on the “Presentation of the 2020 System-wide results report of the UN+ development system in Latin America and the Caribbean”, held today: