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WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said that this week the number of registered cases of COVID-19 will reach 20 million and 750,000 deaths, adding that leaders must step up to take action and citizens need to embrace new measures. WHO

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today (7 Aug) released (USD) 6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help the response to the Beirut port blast, bringing the total UN funding for this crisis to (USD) 15 million. OCHA

The UN Human Rights Office described Jordan’s shutting down of a teachers’ union, suspension of its board, and arrest of the board’s members, as “severe and unjustified curbs on freedom of opinion and expression,” adding that the actions against the union are emblematic of a growing pattern of suppression of public freedoms and restriction of civic and democratic space by the Jordanian Government. UNTV CH

Up to 100,000 children might be among those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the Beirut explosions, according to UNICEF estimates, with families affected in desperate need of support. A children’s hospital in the Karantina area, which had a specialized unit treating critical newborns, was destroyed. The remaining operational hospitals are over-stretched and have been depleted of critical medical supplies. UNICEF

The Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, said, “this week's horrific blast in Beirut has brought into sharp focus the need for the international community to step up and to help Lebanon and its people in this time of terrible crisis.” UNTV CH

UN aid agencies today issued warnings over the critical humanitarian crisis faced by Lebanon in the aftermath of the huge blast at the port of Beirut on Tuesday (4 Aug) that left more than 150 people dead and around 5,000 people injured, putting further pressure on a weakened health care system in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNTV CH

Briefing by Reem Abaza, Spokesperson for the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing Security Council on linkages between terrorism, organized crime, Executive Director notes greater efforts needed in cross-border cooperation.