"DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"

United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to strengthen alliances and partnerships.” UNIFEED

The IMF’s $650 billion Special Drawing Rights allocation is a historic decision that’s seen as ‘a shot in the arm for the global economy’ at a time of unprecedented crisis, Fund spokesman Gerry Rice said in a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. IMF

A Senior official at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said despite expecting the “fastest annual growth rate for the world economy in 50 years,” this should not be a “cause for complacency,” adding that “underneath those headline figures are very uneven recovery processes.” UNIFEED

Press Conference by Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Globalization and Development Strategies Division, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2021.

Press Conference by Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary-General with United Nations Development Programme, and Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), co-chairs of the High-level Dialogue.

As Sudan makes headway in transition to democracy, Security Council delegates urge sustained support for tackling causes of intercommunal fighting.

Adopting 2 texts, General Assembly urges continued action for durable peace, sustainable development in Africa, stronger efforts to eradicate malaria.

General Assembly adopts 2 texts, including text on revitalization, as delegates stress time has come for woman to lead United Nations.

Launching his report on 'Our Common Agenda', UN chief António Guterres said, the world is “moving in the wrong direction,” and the choices we make now could “put us on a path towards breakdown and a future of perpetual crisis; or breakthrough to a greener and safer world.” UNIFEED

Resolutions concerning multidimensional impact of COVID-19 on African countries, pushing back session closing date, among texts adopted by General Assembly.