Economic and Social Council: Press Release

Deputy Secretary-General, at High-level Political Forum’s Africa Day, Says Investment Crucial for Development in Continent’s ‘Resilient, Determined, Unstoppable’ Nations

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of Africa Day at the High-level Political Forum 2025:

Noting Almost 3 Billion People Lack Safe Place to Live, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Investment in Adequate Housing as Both Development, Peace Infrastructure

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the joint Economic and Social Council and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) high-level dialogue on adequate housing, today:

‘Sustainable Development Goals Not Dream, but Plan’, Secretary-General Tells Political Forum

The following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, in New York today:

Decisions We Take Now ‘Will Shape Development Trajectories for Decades to Come’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Political Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the 2025 high-level political forum on sustainable development, in New York today:

Deputy Secretary-General, at Closing of Operational Activities Segment, Pledges Commitment to Tailor UN Development System More towards Country-Level Needs

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the closing of the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development, in New York today:

United Nations Development Work Aligned with National Goals in 98 Per Cent of Host Countries, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Economic and Social Council Segment

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the presentation of the Report on the Development Coordination Office at the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development today:

‘Stakes Could Not Be Higher’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Stressing Need to Turbocharge Full Implementation of 2030 Agenda

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the opening of the Economic and Social Council Segment on Operational Activities for Development today:

Warning Sustainable Development Goals ‘Alarmingly Off Track’, Secretary-General Urges Greater Accountability, Funding, Efficiency, Addressing Economic and Social Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the 2025 Economic and Social Council Operational Activities for Development Segment, in New York today:

Financing for Development ‘Integral to Future of Multilateral System’, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the 2025 Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, in New York today:

At Annual United Nations Forum, Participants Call on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Be Upheld

Representing the largest international annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples with around 1,000 participants, the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened today at UN Headquarters in New York, putting a spotlight on some of the most urgent and interconnected issues facing Indigenous Peoples today.