Regional Economic Commissions

6 April 2022

DSG/SM/1715

Goals of 2030 Agenda Hang in Balance as Ukraine War Causes Massive Suffering, Deputy Secretary-General Tells United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2022, in Geneva today:

26 April 2021

SG/SM/20702

Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Investments Prioritizing Vulnerable People Key for Sustainable Economic Recovery, Secretary-General Tells Asia-Pacific Commission

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to the seventy‑seventh session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), held today:

23 March 2021

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Acute hunger could soar in more than 20 countries over the coming months without urgent, scaled-up assistance, a report issued today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme warns. Yemen, South Sudan and northern Nigeria top the list, according to the “Hunger Hotspots” report.

17 March 2021

DSG/SM/1559

We Have Tools, Energy, Capacity to Rebound from Pandemic, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Regional Forum, Stressing Need for Ambition, Urgency, Scale

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:

21 May 2020

SG/SM/20091

Work Together to Rescue Planet, Build Back Better, Secretary-General Stresses in Message to Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the seventy-sixth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in New York today:

27 May 2019

SG/SM/19599-REC/278

Secretary-General Says More Is Needed to Ensure Socioeconomic Progress Reaches Those Left Behind, in Economic, Social Commission for Asia, Pacific Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the seventy-fifth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, in Bangkok today:

26 March 2019

DSG/SM/1263-REC/277

Sustainable Business Network Can Expand Corporate Engagement, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Commission for Asia, Pacific

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the meeting of the Executive Council of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Sustainable Business Network, today in Bangkok:

21 March 2019

DSG/SM/1261-ENV/DEV/1932-REC/276

Climate Action Must Happen Now, Deputy Secretary-General Underlines, in Remarks to Economic Commission for Europe Forum on Sustainable Development

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the regional forum on sustainable development for the Economic Commission for Europe region, in Geneva today:

21 January 2019

SG/A/1850-BIO/5172-REC/275

Secretary-General Appoints Rola Dashti of Kuwait Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Rola Dashti of Kuwait as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

26 October 2018

GA/EF/3507

Regional Commissions Must be Strengthened to Better Assist with Implementing Sustainable Development Agenda, Speakers Say in Second Committee

Underscoring the need to bolster regional commissions in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, speakers focused on areas ranging from trade and transport to the environment and natural hazards, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met with those bodies today.