"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"

Today in Lisbon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, addressed the opening ceremony of the 2022 Ocean Conference, along with the leaders of the two co-hosting nations – Portugal and Kenya and warned that we have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what he would call an “Ocean Emergency”, adding that "we must now turn the tide." UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres, actor and ocean activist Jason Momoa, and the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, gathered at Carcavelos Beach, in Portugal, with youth delegates from all over the world, kickstarting the Ocean Conference that will take place this week in Lisbon. UNIFEED

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, urged on Thursday donors and Member States to contribute to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

General Assembly adopts text encouraging robust engagement between United Nations, national parliaments worldwide to achieve sustainable development.

Declaring 24 June International Day, General Assembly stresses women’s participation in diplomacy crucial to achieving peace, democracy.

The informal high-level meeting contributes to spearheading political support to develop strategies to identify, address and counter hate speech at the national and global levels, taking into account, as appropriate, the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech.

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.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, said the country “was progressing very steadily” towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but the current economic crisis “threatens reversing many of these gains, including the peace dividends.” UNIFEED

Speakers urge greater analysis of critical work, deliberations, not just compilation of activities, as General Assembly reviews Security Council’s annual report.