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  1. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at "Scaling Up Private Capital Mobilization Through Blended Finance" event [An in-person side event to the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund 2024 Spring Meetings] [As prepared for delivery]

    ... of Sweden, Ms. Anna Bjerde, World Bank’s Managing Director for Operations, UN Foundation colleagues, Distinguished guests, ladies and ... for their steadfast support towards the GISD Alliance. Financing for Development is at a crossroads. Nearly a decade ago, in Addis ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the interactive session on the Summit of the Future at the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development [as prepared for delivery]

    ... of a better tomorrow. The Summit must be an accelerator for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, in full and on time.   ... our efforts. You have spoken up on the need to increase financing for development, including climate finance; On strengthening ...

  3. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the opening of the 7th Meeting of the Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

    ... together to establish the Regional Tax Cooperation Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean – enabling tax policies to maximize their ... wind, as well as in green hydrogen development. In 2020, financing for climate action in the region amounted to 0,5% of regional GDP, ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Press Launch of the 2024 Financing for Sustainable Development Report

    ... Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining us today. It is a pleasure to present the 2024 Financing for Sustainable Development Report . Thanks to all those ...

  5. Secretary-General's press encounter at Third South Summit - G77 plus China

    ... are still being held. And I will not give up on calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. That is the only way to end this ... China focused on renewed international efforts for peace; financing for sustainable development and climate action; and the need for ...

  6. Secretary-General's remarks to the Third South Summit - G77 Plus China [as delivered]

    ... all protocol observed, It is a pleasure to join you for this very important summit. I thank the Government of Uganda for its ... And it calls for the expansion of the contingency financing for countries in need, including through the rechannelling of Special ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks to the Human Rights Council [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English]

    ... both are under attack. We meet at a time of turbulence for our world, for people, and for human rights. First and foremost, ... and it must be reformed to provide long-term, low-cost financing and an effective safety net for all countries in need. We are ...

  8. Secretary-General's remarks at the Townhall Meeting with Civil Society on the Occasion of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women [as delivered]

    ... It is a great pleasure to be with you today. And I thank you for coming together, in person and online. This is an essential meeting on ... for women and girls. It includes a commitment to opening financing opportunities for grassroots women’s organizations, and a target to ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the ECE Regional Forum for Sustainable Development 2024 [as prepared for delivery]

    ... the Government of Armenia and the Czech Republic for steering this Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. And special ... From the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crises, to financing, food and energy vulnerabilities, and a triple planetary crisis - we ...

  10. Secretary-General's remarks at the townhall meeting with Civil Society on the Occasion of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 

    ... It is a great pleasure to be with you today. And I thank you for coming together, in person and online. This is an essential meeting on ... for women and girls. It includes a commitment to opening financing opportunities for grassroots women’s organizations, and a target to ...