"ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ECLAC"

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

United Nations Staff Unions in Lebanon have collectively launched UN4Beirut initiative to show solidarity and provide support to the people of Lebanon by cleaning the streets of Beirut devastated by the explosion. UNIFIL

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gather virtually for the launch of a new report recommending “an adjusted approach” to economic development, and a policy dialogue exploring how countries can recover from COVID-19, in ways that lead to real structural transformation.

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General.

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

The global economy has suffered a significant slowdown amid prolonged trade disputes and wide-ranging policy uncertainties. While a slight uptick in economic activity is forecast for 2020, the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 (WESP 2020) warns that economic risks remain strongly tilted to the downside, aggravated by deepening political polarization and increasing scepticism over the benefits of multilateralism. UNIFEED

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

Some 15,500 migrant children and young people were registered by the Mexican migration authorities in the first four months of the year, or 130 a day, according to the latest estimates from the National Migration Institute. This figure marks an increase of over 50 per cent over the same period last year. UNICEF

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