"BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION"

“At Starbucks, we are committed to conserve and replenish water across our business by 50 percent by 2030,” Starbucks Sustainability chief told the UN 2023 Water Conference plenary meeting. UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it is in every “national and economic self-interest to work together to massively expand access to tests and treatments, and to support a vaccine as a global public good -- a “people’s vaccine” available and affordable for everyone, everywhere,” and noted that the ACT-Accelerator , with its COVAX Facility, “is the vehicle to get us there.” UNIFEED

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called for support to unblock a massive backlog in vaccine shipments due to unprecedented logistical constraints related to COVID-19 lockdowns in some countries. UNTV CH

Mothers in Gado Refugee Camp in Cameroon are embracing Kangaroo Care - a simple yet critical approach that can help save the lives of their preterm babies. UNHCR

Heads of state and global health leaders today made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide. WHO

Declining aid, rising debt thwarting world’s ability to fund sustainable development, speakers warn at General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development.

Declining aid, rising debt thwarting world’s ability to fund sustainable development, speakers warn at General Assembly High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development.

The event “Financial Inclusion for Development: Building on 10 Years of Progress” is a special celebration of the progress made in financial inclusion over the last decade, and a recognition of financial inclusion’s importance to achieve the 2030 Agenda.

Achieving universal health coverage by 2030 hinges on ‘bold national leadership’, Secretary-General tells General Assembly, as world leaders commit to declaration.