"VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY"

Following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Secretary-General António Guterres said Ukraine is "an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain" and vowed the Organization "will not give up" in achieving peace. UNIFEED / GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a ministerial roundtable hosted by the World Bank Group and the Ukrainian Government “with your financial support we will quickly rebuild our nation.” WORLD BANK

In separate letters, the UN Secretary-General asked President Vladimir Putin to receive him in Moscow and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to receive him in Kyiv. In those letters, the Secretary-General said he would like to discuss urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts text to suspend Russian Federation from Human Rights Council, continuing emergency special session on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

General Assembly adopts text to suspend Russian Federation from Human Rights Council, continuing emergency special session on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

Addressing the Security Council on Tuesday, Ukraine's President told Member States he was speaking on behalf of the civilians who died in the six-weeks war by asking them to remove the Russian Federation from the Council, find a way for peace or “dissolve yourself altogether.” UNIFEED

The international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response” to build a more robust global health architecture that will protect future generations, world leaders said in a commentary published today in several newspapers around the world. WHO

Eastern Ukraine situation will remain fragile without means to calm mounting tensions, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, the United Nations “should play an important role in restoring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, along with respect of the international law.” UNIFEED

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).