"MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT"

People, countries impacted by climate change also vulnerable to terrorist recruitment, violence, speakers tell Security Council in open debate.

People, countries impacted by climate change also vulnerable to terrorist recruitment, violence, speakers tell Security Council in open debate.

Noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General.

Secretary-General António Guterres said, “travel restrictions that isolate any one country or region are not only deeply unfair and punitive, they are ineffective,” and called for the use of alternative instruments to avoid “travel apartheid.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the fifth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference.

Issuing Presidential Statement, Security Council expresses concern about devastating impact of COVID-19 on Africa, urges greater cooperation.

Secretary-General António Guterres today said recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic “offers an opportunity to address the root causes of conflict, put prevention at the forefront of our efforts, and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.” UNIFEED

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

With extreme poverty rising amid Covid-19 pandemic, more action key to ending vicious cycle in conflict-affected, fragile countries, top officials tell Security Council.

Secretary-General António Guterres said fragility and conflict “are among the greatest obstacles to implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda,” and even before the COVID-19 pandemic, “the conflict landscape was deteriorating.” UNIFEED