"DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE"

A delegation of United Nations officials visited Somalia’s South West State on Thursday to discuss ways in which the world body can assist the Federal Member State in a range of areas in 2021. UNSOM

Taking Up Second Committee reports, General Assembly adopts 36 resolutions, including text calling for building back better in wake of pandemic.

Adopting annual resolution on Afghanistan, General Assembly commends progress in peace talks while voicing concern over chronic terrorist violence.

A high-level pledging conference on Afghanistan has been confirmed at UN Geneva next week aimed at helping to contribute to a peaceful and sustainable future for the country’s people, participants announced on Friday. UNTV CH

More demolitions, new settlement-expansion plans form backdrop to spiking COVID-19 infections, top Middle East peace official tells Security Council.

Integrated approach to peacebuilding, development urgently needed as climate change, COVID-19 pandemic aggravate cross-border conflict, speakers warn Security Council.

Economic agreement, resumed talks between Belgrade, Pristina, mark important steps towards reconciliation in Kosovo, mission dead tells Security Council.

Virtual Press Conference by David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, on his recent trip to the Sahel.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) became the first fund in the United Nations system to receive a public credit rating. The AA+ (stable) rating was announced on Friday by Fitch Ratings. IFAD

Africa could gain 89 billion US dollars annually by curbing Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) according to a new report from the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNTV CH