"CHILDREN"

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

To mark World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization today launched a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products. WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic may turn into a hunger pandemic for millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). UNTV CH

Just inside Colombia along the border with Venezuela, UNHCR and partners are offering medical treatment and counseling to hundreds of people affected by the COVID-19 crisis, including Venezuelans who have crossed the border and locals in need of help. UNHCR

COVID-19 pandemic amplifying, exploiting world’s fragilities, Secretary-General tells Security Council debate on protecting civilians in armed conflict.

Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, together with an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan. MINUSCA

UN chief António Guterres said COVID-19 makes the protection of civilians in armed conflicts “more challenging than ever – and our support more important than ever.” UNIFEED

More than USD 870 million is needed to sustain lifesaving aid to war-torn Yemen over the next six months, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as UN humanitarians also warned that some projects were nearing “breaking point”. UNTV CH

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

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “As the world comes together to develop a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19, we must not forget the dozens of lifesaving vaccines that already exist and must continue to reach children everywhere.” WHO