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  1. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the First International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation [as prepared for delivery]

    ... impetus to decisive and collective actions to confront the global loss of forests and biodiversity, with the charge to spearhead a green ... investments. Here in Africa, we have seen under the leadership of Chairperson Faki and Ms. Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Meeting Session II: Int'l Financial Architecture [as prepared for delivery]

    ... our South African hosts for their warm hospitality and leadership.  Cape Town – this vibrant city where two oceans meet – could ... Africa takes the helm of the G20 at a testing time.  Global GDP this year is projected to fall below pre-pandemic averages.  ...

  3. Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Side Event: Ways to Include Women in the Future of Afghanistan [as delivered]

    ... and entire societies. Women’s participation and leadership has proven benefits for peace and security, social protection, ... Afghanistan will never take its rightful place on the global stage.   Countries and organizations around the world, including ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Bicentenary Celebration of the Founding of the Basotho Nation [as prepared for delivery]

    ... milestone. Two hundred years ago, under the visionary leadership of King Moshoeshoe I, the Basotho nation was founded on the ... inspires us all.  It can guide us as we confront the global challenges of the 21st century: conflict, rising inequalities, climate ...

  5. Secretary-General's video message to the Internet Governance Forum

    ... this gathering. I also thank my Internet Governance Leadership Panel for their extraordinary work throughout their mandate. ... leaders reached a critical milestone — the adoption of the Global Digital Compact. The Compact is the blueprint for humanity’s ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks at the Handover Ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China [as delivered]

    ... an honour to join you today. I commend Guinea for its leadership throughout last year. And I congratulate Pakistan as it assumes ... country.   Second — developing countries need a global financial system that works for them. The current system is broken. ...

  7. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the Preparatory Meeting of the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Pre-Cop29) [as delivered]

    ... hosting us. I appreciate the constructive engagement and leadership of the troika. I welcome all the hard work done so far, ... are minutes to midnight in our efforts to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5-degree Celsius.  We are witnessing the ...

  8. Secretary-General's press encounter in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

    ... of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust, to its leadership on sustainable transport, resulting in the UN Decade, which will ... in 2026.  Since my last visit seven years ago, many global challenges have affected this region: the COVID-19 pandemic, rising ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks to the Economic and Social Council on the follow-up to the "Our Common Agenda" Report [as delivered]

    ... warning of hunger on an unprecedented scale. The FAO’s global food price index is at its highest level ever. And according to the ... world and in the mechanisms that are relevant for the global economy and the global financial system.  We need to rescue the SDGs ... forward together. Thank you for your continued trust and leadership.   ...

  10. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the 110th Meeting of the Development Committee

    ... Excellencies, Let me begin by acknowledging the inspired leadership of Ajay and Kristalina, and thanking them for their support at the UN High-Level Week. This week, our global economy has been diagnosed as suffering from low growth, and high debt. ...