"DIPLOMACY"

During an informal dialogue with Members States as a candidate for a second term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “today’s complex challenges can only inspire a humble approach,” adding that the world needs a Secretary-General who works “as a convener, a mediator, a bridgebuilder, and honest broker to help find solutions that benefit everyone involved and to overcome the challenges.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly convenes an interactive dialogue under the theme of “Achievements of Multilateralism and the Future of the United Nations” that will reflect on the achievements of the multilateral system, discuss the current challenges of multilateralism and how we can ensure an effective and inclusive multilateral system in the post-COVID era, especially at a time when the principles of multilateralism have never been more important and more in need of support.

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

With violence flaring across Syria, chief United Nations mediator calls for ‘new means’ of international discussion, as Security Council explores options.

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council, “we need to continue to leverage political dialogue, sanctions and arms transfer decisions to ensure respect for the law and the protection of civilians and the objects they depend on to survive.” UNIFEED

Speaking during a Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations, Secretary-General António Guterres called for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution to the urgent crisis in Myanmar, sparked by the military coup in February. UNIFEED

Taking up Fifth Committee reports, General Assembly adopts texts on common system, Joint Inspection Unit, special subjects related to 2021 programme budget.

“The United Nations is the anchor of the multilateral system, and that multilateral system is vitally important to the United States,” the US top diplomat, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a virtual meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday. UNIFEED

“Bilateral deals, export bans, vaccine nationalism and vaccine diplomacy have caused distortions in the market, with gross inequities in supply and demand,” the WHO chief, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Friday and asked those “countries with doses of vaccines that have WHO Emergency Use Listing to donate as many doses as they can to help us meet that target.” WHO

Special Envoy expresses regret over inability of United Nations to end Syria war, as Security Council considers crisis on prolonged conflict’s tenth anniversary.