"GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND"

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said "from endless warnings about the world being under-prepared, all countries need to dig in together and invest to ensure a pandemic of this magnitude and severity never happens again. With the right political and financial commitment and investment now, we can prevent and mitigate future pandemics." WHO

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

Press briefing by representatives of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working together for peace and human rights.

Mary Robinson, a former United Nations official and a representative of “The Elders”- an independent group of global leaders - said the United States would become “a rogue state” if it pulls out of the Paris climate change agreement. UNIFEED

Academy Award-nominated actor and activist Alec Baldwin together with United Nations officials, announced today the 21 winning initiatives of this year’s Equator Prize, an international award that recognizes outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty, protect nature and strengthen resilience in the face of climate change. UNIFEED-UNTV

A 21-member high-level Panel meets at the United Nations (UN) to set recommendations and inputs into the preparations of the annual climate change conference and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs journalists following the meeting. UNTV

Experts and politicians from around the world meet in Geneva this week to ensure that current and future generations have access to climate predictions and information necessary for various socio-economic sectors to cope with climate change. UNTV / FILE

Three UN special envoys for climate change meet with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and then brief the press on their new endeavor to make recommendations for a global response to climate change. UNTV

Lee Jong-wook, the Director-General of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) who made the fight against HIV/AIDS a hallmark of his tenure and led global preparations for a possible human bird flu pandemic, died today after a short illness, aged 61. UNIFEED

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