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  1. Secretary-General's remarks to event on pandemic preparedness and response financing architecture

    ... 26 April 2021 Excellencies, Thank you for being part of this important discussion. The COVID-19 pandemic caught ... crises and act early. To do this we need to get the financing right. Over half of all crises are at least somewhat predictable ...

  2. Secretary-General's joint press conference on the High-level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, with PM Justin Trudeau of Canada and PM Andrew Holness of Jamaica

    ...    I will never forget, as High Commissioner for Refugees, that I witnessed his initiative and his leadership in some of the ... existing facilities or innovative facilities of concessional financing that are so important for the most needed countries.       ...

  3. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at closing of event on SDG Financing, Tax Cooperation and Transparency [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Date:  23 May 2017 Thank you for inviting me to deliver closing remarks on this important topic.   The Addis Ababa Action Agenda highlights that the world needs a globally fair ...

  4. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Lunch for Event on “Invest for Sustaining Peace: Financing the Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries” [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Your Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly, Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, ... me start by thanking the President of the General Assembly for hosting this lunch and for bringing us together to focus on how to promote ...

  5. Secretary-General's opening remarks at High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond [as delivered]

    ... together with over 50 Heads of State and Government called for a large-scale response to the economic devastation brought about by ... public health responses to COVID-19. But development financing on the continent is still seriously off-track.   We will not ...

  6. Secretary-General’s remarks at UNIDO Forum on Financing for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

    ... to be a part of this important forum, and I thank UNIDO for organizing it. This year, 2015, is a critical year for all of us. We have the opportunity to learn from what we have achieved under the Millennium ...

  7. Secretary-General's remarks to High-Level Event on Financing for Development [scroll down for French version]

    ... Date:  28 May 2020 [Watch the video on webtv.un.org ] I thank you all for your solidarity, and I thank the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica for ...

  8. Secretary-General's press remarks at the launch of the High-Level Panel Report on Humanitarian Financing

    ... of the International Humanitarian City – thank you for your contribution. I am also pleased to be here with the ... this high-level panel of independent experts on humanitarian financing – His Royal Highness [Sultan] Nazrin Shah of [Perak] Malaysia, and ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks on the IMF/SDSN Event - SDG Costing & Macroeconomics: Spending Needs for Achieving Selected SDGs [as prepared for delivery]

    ... participate in this event today and I thank the IMF and SDSN for bringing us together to share the important work addressing the needs of Agenda 2030.    At last, SDG financing has moved to center stage.    The message was clear at this ...

  10. Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at Qatar Foundation speaker series on “Bridging the gap between policy and impact during the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals” [as prepared for delivery]

    ... can we translate the SDGs into concrete actions that deliver for the people we serve and the planet we depend on?   What makes this ... their human rights.    Fifth, mobilizing and aligning financing in support of the SDGs.   The debate around financing the 2030 ...