"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, opened a youth conference on the future of youth political participation held on 16-17 June in Mogadishu. UNSOM

Informal comments to the media by António Guterres, Secretary-General, following his appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Crucial elections needed by end of 2021 to break political impasse, tackle worsening conditions in Haiti, experts tell Security Council.

The General Assembly holds a high-level meeting on middle-income countries--the current socio-economic fallout from the pandemic and how it has underlined and exacerbated existing fragilities, with severe consequences for achieving the SDGs.

The General Assembly holds a high-level meeting on middle-income countries--the current socio-economic fallout from the pandemic and how it has underlined and exacerbated existing fragilities, with severe consequences for achieving the SDGs.

“We need a more efficient and predictable, multilateral trading system that can withstand future economic shocks,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the meeting of the General Assembly on the middle income countries and called for a new debt mechanism that can provide “a menu of options, including debt swaps, buy-backs and cancellations.” UNIFEED

Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic, the UN’s top official for disaster reduction said on Thursday, in a call for concerted action and new transboundary alliances to tackle the growing global threat. UNTV CH

Briefing by Amy Quantrill, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “As we strive to recover better, we must also build back accessibility, investments should create new opportunities for persons with disabilities, not new barrier. As communities reopen, we must support persons with disabilities returning to school and re-entering the workforce.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly holds a high-level dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation and drought, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification.