"DRUG CONTROL"

COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, today announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate, which has already received WHO emergency use listing. WHO

Adopting 29 legal texts, General Assembly reaffirms Sixth Committee’s vital role in progressive development of international law.

A heavy-handed focus on countering national security threats and illegal drugs has resulted in serious human rights violations in the Philippines, including killings and arbitrary detentions, as well as the vilification of dissent, a new report by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said Thursday. Persistent impunity and formidable barriers to accessing justice need to be urgently addressed, the report said. UNTV CH

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

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

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

General Assembly endorses landmark Global Compact on Refugees, adopting 53 Third Committee resolutions, 6 decisions covering range of human rights at 55th plenary meeting.

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

General Assembly adopts 59 Third Committee Draft resolutions, defers action on 4 closely watched texts, amid discord over agreed language at 73rd plenary meeting.

Adopting Draft on Afghanistan, General Assembly Condemns Targeting Civilians, Urging States to Deny Terrorist Groups Sanctuary at 58th Plenary meeting.