"COVID 19 - CORONAVIRUS DISEASE"

Opening of the annual handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (from Guyana to Guinea).

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

Top official hails Charter drafters’ enshrinement of regional bodies as peace partners for United Nations, in briefing to Security Council.

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

General Assembly adopts decision postponing organizational session of Ad Hoc Committee elaborating anti-cybercrime convention, due to COVID-19 fears.

Press Conference by John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Clare Menozzi, Population Affairs Officer, Population Division, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), on the release of the International Migration 2020 Highlights Report.

In a press conference, President of the General Assembly Volkan Bozkir shares his impressions of the main part of the General Assembly’s 75th session, which wrapped up on 31 December. He also discusses his priorities and what to expect during the resumed part of the session, which is currently underway.

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

As the COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed two million lives, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message, “Sadly, the deadly impact of the pandemic has been made worse by the absence of a global coordinated effort. In the memory of those two million souls, the world must act with far greater solidarity. Now is the time.” UNIFEED

United States’ designation of Houthi militia as foreign terrorist organization risks expediting large-scale famine in Yemen, speakers warn Security Council.