"AIDS"

Press briefing by Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council for August, on the Council's programme of work for August.

To reduce the spread of HIV, a drop-in clinic in Dakar offers free opioid substitution to people who inject drugs. UNAIDS

New deal to resume grain exports through Ukrainian ports ‘beacon of hope’ for easing global food crisis, United Nations political affairs chief tells Security Council.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joined the Heads of Agency Aid for Trade focus to examine how the multiple crises facing the world are impinging on trade and development prospects of developing economies. IMF

A new report, In Danger, is being launched ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. The report shows that globally the number of new infections dropped only 3.6 percent between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline in new HIV infections since 2016. UNAIDS

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

Addressing Israeli-Palestinian tensions as they arise cannot replace efforts to resolve core issues, Deputy Special Coordinator tells Security Council.

Addressing Israeli-Palestinian tensions as they arise cannot replace efforts to resolve core issues, Deputy Special Coordinator tells Security Council.

As the war in Ukraine enters its sixth month this Sunday, fighting on the ground remains concentrated in the eastern Donetska oblast, but air attacks are continuing to impact civilians elsewhere, a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Economic and Social Council grants 209 non-governmental organizations consultative status, adopts seven resolutions, six decisions, as management segment resumes.