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The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) commemorated the International Day of Peacekeepers in a ceremony in the capital Juba. UNMISS

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

The Rwanda Contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, known under its French acronym MINUSCA, has donated a USD 200,000-worth COVID-19 screening device to the National Biology Laboratory. The machine will accelerate the testing of suspected cases of infection. MINUSCA

A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 low-to-medium income countries facing down the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO said on Tuesday. In a related development, the WFP issued an alert about a potentially massive spike in global food insecurity in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, as a direct result of the pandemic. UNTV CH /WFP

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

Huang Xia, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, says sweeping preventative measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the region, but the economic impact of the global pandemic threatens hard-won gains made along the long road back to peace and stability.

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

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

To rebuild lives, suffering must be acknowledged, ‘justice done’, human rights High Commissioner says, as Security Council takes up transitional justice.

To rebuild lives, suffering must be acknowledged, ‘justice done’, human rights High Commissioner says, as Security Council takes up transitional justice.