"LIU ZHENMIN"

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Launching the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, the Under-Secretary-General and head of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs said that “the world is facing a confluence of crises” that “are threatening the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the very survival of humanity.” UNIFEED

The Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, said, “If we want to protect our future, we need to save our oceans.” UNIFEED

Press conference by UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Ana Paula Zacarias, and Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Njambi Kinyungu (joining virtually), on the upcoming UN Ocean Conference, which will take place from 27 June to 1 July in Lisbon, Portugal.

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Less money for development activities today means greater spending on humanitarian crises tomorrow, speaker underlines, closing operational activities segment.

Less money for development activities today means greater spending on humanitarian crises tomorrow, speaker underlines, closing operational activities segment.

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). WHO

Launching the World Economic and Social Prospects 20122 (WESP 2022) the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, said full global recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic “is still a long way off.” UNIFEED