UN Chief to World Leaders: Move Beyond Platitudes about Young People

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has told the 10th Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum that leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future for them all. He described the gathering online as “the UN’s foremost platform” for tackling the many pressing challenges facing young people today, […]

At a Sustainable Development Event, UN Chief Says the World Needs Fairer Trade

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Isabelle Durant, told participants at the largest gathering on sustainable development progress in New York on July 17 that the world needs fairer, not less, trade to promote shared prosperity. The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) convened at the United Nations headquarters in […]