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Invoking singer Bob Marley, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Friday asked UN General Assembly Member States, “who will get up and stand up? Who will get up and stand up for the rights of our people? Who will stand up in the name of all those who have died during this awful pandemic?” UNIFEED

The Regeneron antibody-drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for people with COVID-19, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring the need for lower prices and equitable distribution. UNTV CH

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted the urgency to combat climate change, he said, “It is time for humanity to grow up. It is time for us to listen to the warning of the scientists.” UNIFEED

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

Media Stakeout by Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, following the Informal Leaders Roundtable on Climate Action.

Following a “Leaders Roundtable on Climate Action,” United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, will be “a turning point for the world.” UNIFEED

Ahead of a “Leaders Roundtable on Climate Action” United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that if “this is to be a success,” developed nations must “find 100 billion dollars.” UNIFEED

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2596 (2021), Security Council extends United Nations Mission in Afghanistan for six months, as Taliban establishes rule across country.