"ECONOMIC RECESSION"

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly briefs reporters on the situation in Yemen.

The meeting follows on from the informal briefing on the report by the Secretary-General on 10 September, and allows Member States an opportunity to provide the Secretary-General with further reflections and comments on the recommendations contained in the report.

Press Conference by Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme Representative and Country Director in Afghanistan, on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) for Afghanistan.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the FAO Goodwill Ambassador, European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, made a joint call to support the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems to ensure enough affordable, nutritious, safe and sustainably produced food for all on the planet. FAO

Press Conference by Mary-Ellen McGroarty, World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Afghanistan, on the situation in Afghanistan.

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.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres sets out his vision for the future of global cooperation as he launched a landmark new report, Our Common Agenda.

Economic and Social Council adopts Ministerial Declaration of global solidarity to stop COVID-19 pandemic, forge green recovery, concluding high-level segment.

Media Stakeout by Ms. Marta Lucia Ramirez, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, on Colombia.

Press Conferences by Munir Akram, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, and Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs