Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’

While describing maintaining peace as core to the UN – its very reason for being - Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the Security Council on Friday that it was a mission now “under grave threat” https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/01/1132877
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Don’t let the digital divide become ‘the new face of inequality’: UN deputy chief

27 Apr 2021

Without decisive action by the international community, the digital divide will become “the new face of inequality”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the General Assembly on Tuesday. 

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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’, promotes participation of women in country’s transition

13 Nov 2020

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Friday has been strongly advocating for the greater participation of women and youth in Mali’s ongoing transition towards a durable peace, and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as she continues her solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel.

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The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)

26 Jun 2021

It’s overwhelmingly accepted that climate change is a very significant threat to humanity and while there are countless solutions to tackling what has been described by the UN as the “existential threat” of our times, it is still not fully clear how these solutions will be paid for.