"DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"

At the opening session of today’s UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presented a report on the central role of the State in responding to pandemics. One of the report’s key message is that failure to meet human rights obligations undermined the resilience of health systems as well as health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. UNTV CH

A joint thematic event of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on least developed countries, on the theme “Diversifying the financing toolbox to enhance investment in least developed countries”.

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

Despite a massive 65 percent increase in migrants sending money home via mobile transfers in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of their rural family members struggle to access mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty. IFAD

Press briefing by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, during the G7 Summit.

“We need to recognize that we are at war with a virus,” the UN chief said on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in UK, calling on "those who hold the power to come together and to organize an effective response to the COVID.” COURTESY OF UK GOVERNMENT

Current battle to end COVID-19 pandemic must not cost war against HIV/AIDS, speakers warn General Assembly on day three of high-level meeting.

The IMF has put forward a USD 50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, the IMF spokesperson said on Thursday, specifying that “the vast majority of that should come in grant form for the most vulnerable countries.” IMF

Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. UNTV CH

Stressing no country is exempt from corruption, speakers in General Assembly call for greater collaboration to tackle menace, as special session continues.