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Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The US announcement to support a temporary waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines is “a significant statement of solidarity and support for vaccine equity,” WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Friday, urging other countries “to follow their example." WHO

During an informal dialogue with Members States as a candidate for a second term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “today’s complex challenges can only inspire a humble approach,” adding that the world needs a Secretary-General who works “as a convener, a mediator, a bridgebuilder, and honest broker to help find solutions that benefit everyone involved and to overcome the challenges.” UNIFEED

India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told the Security Council that the COVID-19 pandemic “has sharpened our awareness on the depth of global interdependence and to the fact that the world is only as resilient as its least resilient country.” UNIFEED

The UN Human Rights Office is “deeply disturbed” by the killing of at least 25 people in a police operation in the Jacarezinho neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday and called upon the Office of the Prosecutor to conduct “an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into this incident in accordance with international standards.” OHCHR

UN human rights office called on “Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in Sheikh Jarrah, and to cease any activity that would further contribute to a coercive environment and lead to a risk of forcible transfer.” UNTV CH

A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, amid reports of four new cases every second and more than two deaths every minute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said. UNTV CH

Syria must declare all chemical warfare agents produced at former production facility, says High Representative in briefing to Security Council.

Virtual stakeout by Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations, on the situation in in Middle East (Syria chemical weapons), on behalf of Estonia, France, Ireland, Belgium and Germany.