"EDUCATION"

Briefing by Reem Abaza, Spokesperson for the President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly.

To mark World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization today launched a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products. WHO

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed shock Friday at the killing of five men by opponents of an inter-caste relationship in Nepal last weekend, as well as several other incidents of caste-based discrimination and violence that have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNTV CH

After fleeing war in Syria, Mohammad Alkhalaf found a chance to get his life back on track at a German railway company through a vocational traineeship. UNHCR

Almost one in six young people have stopped working since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic while those who remain employed have seen their working hours cut by 23 per cent, says the International Labour Organization. ILO

COVID-19, severe locust outbreaks compound economic, security woes in Somalia ahead of long-awaited elections, experts tells Security Council.

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

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

At the virtual launch of a UN briefing paper focusing on the impact of COVID-19 across Africa, Secretary-General António Guterres said the coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent. He urged the world to stand in solidarity with the people, “now, and for recovering better." UNIFEED

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