"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS"

“Our existence on this planet depends entirely on our ability to protect the natural world around us,” the President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir said at the opening of the Biodiversity Summit, where activists and senior UN officials are calling for urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development. UNIFEED

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

Virtual press briefing to launch "Protect the Progress - Rise, Refocus, Recover", the 2020 Progress Report, on the 'Every Woman Every Child' Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health.

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

With its key location along main international shipping routes and 3,300 kilometres of coastline, Somalia’s potential as a key maritime player came to the fore recently as it marked World Maritime Day. UNSOM

In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Issoufou Mahamadou announced the end of his mandate as the President of Niger in December of this year and said “when you know that this is the very first time in its history that Niger will experience a democratic transfer of power, this date fills me with pride.” UNIFEED

High-Level Digital Cooperation event, focused on concrete actions to safeguard the technological era for future generations.

High-Level Digital Cooperation event, focused on concrete actions to safeguard the technological era for future generations.

Addressing the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the plight " of these nations, as "trade, transport and distribution have been upended." UNIFEED

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