United Nations

(asked on 13th April 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the leadership of the United Nations.


Answered by
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Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 21st April 2021

The Foreign Secretary and UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres had a bilateral meeting on 11 January 2021, during the UNSG's virtual visit to the UK. The UNSG was accompanied by the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock; Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo; and his Chief of Staff, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. During this meeting, they identified areas of common interest for further collaboration, ranging from COP26 to COVID-19.

More recently, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed participated in the Climate and Development Ministerial meeting co-chaired by the Foreign Secretary and COP President-Designate on 31 March. They were joined by Ministers from 35 climate vulnerable and donor countries, and representatives from institutions and civil society, to focus on implementation of the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in those countries most vulnerable to climate change.

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