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Current battle to end COVID-19 pandemic must not cost war against HIV/AIDS, speakers warn General Assembly on day three of high-level meeting.

Opening special session on corruption, General Assembly adopts political declaration with road maps to help countries tackle bribery, money-laundering, abuse of power.

Opening special session on corruption, General Assembly adopts political declaration with road maps to help countries tackle bribery, money-laundering, abuse of power.

Special Envoy updates Security Council on new strategy for consolidating peace, preventing conflict in Great Lakes region.

Faustin-Archange Touadéra officially begun his second term as President of Central African Republic after his election victory was confirmed by the country's Constitutional Court. MINUSCA

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that the first COVID-19 vaccinations started in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, an "in addition to those two countries, COVAX has now delivered vaccines in Angola, Cambodia, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Nigeria, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan and Uganda." WHO

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

Participants at the ninth African Fiscal Forum discussed how Sub-Saharan African countries continue to grapple with an unprecedented health and economic crisis, and how the pandemic has jeopardized years of hard-won development gains and upended the lives of millions of people. The Forum also provided an opportunity for participants to consider the relevant fiscal reforms that are required to spur recovery in the region. IMF

General Assembly adopts resolution extending preparatory period of Angola from least developed country category.

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